asht

See also âsht

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aśt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h2ost(h2-), from root *h2st(h2-) (“bone”). Cognate to Sanskrit अस्थि (ásthi-, “bone”). Singular of a more used form eshtra (“bones, relics”)[1].

Noun

asht m (indefinite plural eshtra, definite singular ashti, definite plural eshtrat)

  1. bone

References

  1. ^ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997

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