Albanian edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *den(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to run, flow). Cognate to Sanskrit धन्वन् (dhánvan-, desert, arid land, steppe), Ancient Greek θέω (théō, run, verb) and Old English dēaw (dew).[1]

Noun edit

dejë f

  1. thawing (snow)

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References edit

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 127