Albanian

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Etymology

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A prefixal formation based on Proto-Albanian *d(e)ranja, cognate to Sanskrit दृणाति (dṛṇắti, to burst), Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, to skin, to flay).[1]

Verb

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zdraj (aorist zdruajta, participle zdruar)

  1. to swell, make swell

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zdraj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 520