Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/swesarā

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 *swésōr.

Noun

*swesarā

1. sister

Descendants

• Albanian: *vëharë ⇒ *varë (contraction) ⇒ *varjë ⇒ vajë (dialectal) ⇒ vajzë (“girl”) (+ -zë (denominative suffix))
  • → Greek: βαΐζω (vaḯzo)

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