Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/tsikā

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃- (“to sharpen”), compare Armenian սուր (sur, “sharp; knife”).^[1] Alternatively borrowed from Latin sīca (“a poniard, curved dagger”).^[2]

Noun edit

*tsikā

knife, weapon

Descendants edit

Albanian: thikë
→? Latin: sīca

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “thikë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 477-478
^ Meyer, G. (1891) “thikë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 44

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “thikë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 477-478

[2] Meyer, G. (1891) “thikë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 44

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