Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/blōr-

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰloh₁-ro-, from the root *bʰleh₁- (blue, green, yellow). Cognate to Latin flōrus (golden yellow, reddish-yellow)[1] and Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (blue, dark).

Adjective

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*blōr-

  1. green

Descendants

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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 104