Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *lubnaka, from Proto-Indo-European *leubh (to peel, to skin). Cognate to Lithuanian lubà (board (of a ceiling)), Latvian luba (bark, board), Old Prussian lubbo (board) and Proto-Slavic *lьbь (forehead, skull).[1]

Noun

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lumak f

  1. bud, shoot; lichen, moss
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lumak”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 235