rrënjë
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *wradnjā, from pre-Albanian *wr̥h₂dnih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₂dnyo-, from *wréh₂ds. Compare Latin rādīx and Ancient Greek ῥάδιξ (rhádix).[2] Ultimately a doublet of radhiqe through the Proto-Indo-European root.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrrënjë f (plural rrënjë, definite rrënja, definite plural rrënjët)
Derived terms
editTerms derived from the noun "rrënjë"
References
edit- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 115, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 230