Albanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Albanian *a/N(e)dri, from Proto-Indo-European *mé-ǵʰ(s)ri (locative) from *me (with). Cognate to Ancient Greek μέχρι (mékhri),[1] Old Armenian մերձ (merj), and doublet of me as well related to dorë.

Preposition edit

ndjerë

  1. until, at, near(ly)
    Synonyms: ngjer, mjerth

Etymology 2 edit

A deverbative formation from ndjej.

Adjective edit

ndjerë (feminine ndjerëe)

  1. dear, gone, dead
Related terms edit

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 259