Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/antā
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This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *anja (“to breathe”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”), + *-tā (nominal suffix). Compare semantics of Tocharian B āñme (“wish, desire; self, inner being, soul”).[2] Possibly related to the personal name Illyrian *Andis.
Noun[edit]
*antā
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (compare English end).[3]
Noun[edit]
*antā
Descendants[edit]
- Albanian: anë (from archaic and dialectal ândë)
References[edit]
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “aj”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , pages 5-6: “anjô”
- ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “āñme”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 43-44
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 77