bërsi
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *britśiā, closely related to Latin brisa (“husks of grapes”). The further origin is uncertain; perhaps also cognate to Ancient Greek βρύτεα (brútea). According to Pokorny (1:144), Latin brisa (“husks of wine”) is an Illyrian loanword.[1] Conversely, Orel considers it a borrowing from Thracian *brūtea.[2]
Noun edit
bërsi f (plural bërsi, definite bërsia, definite plural bërsitë)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 98
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “bërsi”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 23