rrëzë
Albanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *wradjā, related to rrënjë,[1] or from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos, from the root *ers- (“behind; tail”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὄρρος (órrhos), Old Norse ars, rass, Old English ears (“buttocks”), Old Irish err (“tail, end”).
Noun
rrëzë f (plural rrëzë, definite rrëza)
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References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rrëzë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 386