Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/namā

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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 Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to apportion, sacrifice) (compare German nehmen (to take), Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, to distribute), νέμεσις (némesis, wrath)). [1]

Noun[edit]

*namā

  1. curse

Descendants[edit]

  • Albanian: nëmë

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/namā”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 291