duhi
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ, “spirit”), Serbo-Croatian duh (“ghost, spirit”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (“breath, spirit”); compare its o-grade counterpart *dъxъ (“breath, whiff”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
duhi f (plural duhi, definite duhia, definite plural duhitë)
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “duhi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 416
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “duhi”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 133