Albanian edit

Etymology edit

A derivative of kërcas, originally meaning 'to crack, to snap', thus 'to jump, to dance'. A descriptive term. Alternatively, from Dacian or Paleo-Balkan substrate, cognate to Romanian cățăra.[1]

Verb edit

kërcej (aorist kërceva, participle kërcyer)

  1. to dance
  2. to crack, to snap

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 152