Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/anja

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe).[1]

Verb edit

*anja

  1. to breathe

Descendants edit

  • Albanian: ëj (to blow; swell)
  • Proto-Albanian: *antā (desire)
    • Albanian: ëndë (desire)

References edit

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “aj”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, pages 5-6:anjô