barmë

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *bardzmā, derived from *bardzā > bardhë (“white”), with a typical semantic pattern for the nomination of bark and bast. Compare Proto-Slavic *lyko (“bast”) from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, shine”).[1]

Noun[edit]

barmë f

  1. bast

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 18.
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