Albanian edit

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Etymology edit

From shkjerrë, variant of shtjerrë. From Proto-Albanian *(ś-)kerā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)Ker(H)- (to spring, leap). Compare Old Norse skirja (young cow).[1] More at shtjerrë.

Noun edit

shqerrë f (plural shqerra, definite shqerra, definite plural shqerrat)

  1. lamb

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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 376