Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/apir

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on, upon”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὄπιθε (ópithe, “behind”), ὄπιθεν (ópithen, “behind”) (alternative form of ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind, backwards, in the future”)).

Adjective

*apir

1. higher, upper

Descendants

• Albanian: epër
  • Albanian: epërmë, Albanian: epërme
  • Albanian: tepër, Albanian: tepërt
  • Albanian: vepër