Albanian

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Etymology

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A derivative in -kë of Proto-Albanian *priknjā, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (colored; motley). Cognate to Sanskrit पृश्नि (pṛśni, spotted, speckled), Greek περκνός (perknós, dark, spotted), Welsh erch (spotted).[1]

Noun

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prënjkë f (plural prënjka, definite prënjka, definite plural prënjkat)

  1. freckle, sunspot

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prënjkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344