Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Metathesised form of parmëz (fowl breastbone).[1][2] Traditionally connected with Proto-Slavic *pь̀rsь (breast),[3][4] though this raises many formal problems.

Noun edit

parzëm f (plural parzma, definite parzma)

  1. chest, breast
    Synonyms: kraharor, gjoks

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 12–13
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “parzëm”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 311–312
  3. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “parmzɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 322
  4. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*pérk̂us”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 81

Further reading edit

  • parzëm”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “parzëm”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980