hardhi

Albanian

Alternative forms

ardhi

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *harδ, from Proto-Indo-European *HorT- (“vine-branch, grape-vine, shot of a vine”).^[1] Possibly related to ardh ~ erdha (“to come, derive”). For sense development compare Proto-Germanic *stamniz, both 'tree stalk' and 'tribe, origin'. Possibly the source of the name of the Illyrian tribe Ardiaei.

Noun

hardhi f (plural hardhi, definite hardhia, definite plural hardhit)

vine-branch, grape-vine, shot of a vine

Related terms

References

^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 195

[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 195

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