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lakë

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *laukā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“clearing”), close to Latin lūcus (“sacred grove”) and Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“clearing, open space”). Alternatively from Proto-Germanic *lakaz (“brook, river, swamp”) (cf. Old High German lahha, Old English lacu).[1]

Noun

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lakë f

  1. defilé, valley
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 211
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