Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/repa

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρέπτομαι (eréptomai), Latin rapere, Lithuanian aprépti).

Verb

*repa

1. to peel, tear off
2. to strip off skin or bark

Descendants

• Proto-Albanian: *rapa
  • Albanian: rrap
• Albanian: rrjep
• >? Albanian: rrafsh (based on dialectal "rrapsh")