brukë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *brukā. Compare Proto-Slavic *bьrkь (“twig, stalk, sharp end”).[1] Alternatively from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē).[2]
Noun
brukë f (plural bruka, definite bruka, definite plural brukat)
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “brukë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 38
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “brukë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 254