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shëndrit

Albanian

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Etymology

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Prefixed derivative in sh- +‎ ndrit, from dritë (“light”). [1]

Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine, glow”). Cognate with Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “shining”), Latin candeō, Old Armenian խանդ (xand).

Verb

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shëndrit

  1. to shine

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shëndrit”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 413
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