Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *śur-(nā), from Proto-Indo-European *seHur (to piss, make water). Cognate to Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō, to piss) and Hittite [Term?] (/⁠sēẖur⁠/, urine). The hardening of the inlaut may have expressive reasons.[1] A further connection to Proto-Germanic *sūraz (sour) and Lithuanian súras (salty) is also possible.

Noun

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shurrë f

  1. urine, piss

Derived terms

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References

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  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 380