ἀκαλήφη (akalyph) ancient greek Alternative forms ἀκαλύφη (akalúphē) Etymology According to Beekes, unknown. The variation "υ/η" may indicate a pre-Greek word, although it has no clear parallels. Pronunciation: akalifi Meaning "sting" It is undoubtedly the word "kall" of the Albanian language, and the other possibility parallel to it is the verb "ngul". Both have in common their "put something inside" semantics. "Kall comes from Proto-Albanian *kalei-, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to pierce, beat (in); insert (in)”). *Ngul comes from Proto-Albanian *gull. Derived from Lithuanian gélti ("to pierce"), gìlti ("to hurt, hurt"). A formation with the prefix (a)n. References: Beekes, Robert S.P (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN Albania dictionary: *kall I transitive verb; -a, -ur of