shqerrë
Albanian
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editFrom 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
editshqerrë f (plural shqerra, definite shqerra, definite plural shqerrat)
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edit- ^ 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