jargë

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ergā, from Proto-Indo-European *her-(e)-ĝ-. Close to Old Norse argr (bad, evil, coward), Lithuanian aržùz (lusty), Avar ərəzant (bad).[1]

Noun

jargë f

  1. spit, phlegm

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “jargë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 157