Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/grāwā

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 the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵerh₂- (old).[1] Compare Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, old woman).

Noun edit

*grāwā

  1. woman
  2. wife

Descendants edit

  • Albanian: grua

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grua ~ grue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 125