Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *θīniā, remade after the class of fem. ā-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyeh₁- (dark(-coloured), grey). Cognate to Old Church Slavonic синь (sinĭ, dark blue).[1]

Noun

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thinjë f

  1. (gray) hair

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