Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/apa

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 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (away, off). Cognate to Messapic [script needed] (apa, from, out of, by),[1] Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, away, off), Sanskrit अप (apá).

Particle edit

*apa

  1. away
  2. without

Descendants edit

  • Albanian: pa

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂opéyeti, from *h₂ep- (to take). Cognate to Hittite 𒂊𒅁 (epp-, to take, seize, grab), Latin apīscor (I grasp), Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, fasten, bind), Old Armenian ունիմ (unim, possess), Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, to reach, gain, take possession of), आप्नोति (āpnoti, to obtain, to grasp).[2]

Verb edit

*apa

  1. I give (to)

Descendants edit

  • Albanian:
    • Gheg Albanian: ap
    • Tosk Albanian: jap

References edit

  1. ^ W. B. Lockwood, A Panorama of Indo-European languages, Hutchinson, 1972, p. 185
  2. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN