thupën

Albanian[edit]

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Unclear. There are two competing explanations:

From Proto-Albanian *tsupina (“stick”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σιβύνη (sibúnē, “flute case”), itself of Illyrian origin. This is probably a Wanderwort, having cognates in Caucasian and Middle Eastern languages, such as Old Armenian սուին (suin, “spear”) and Persian (zôpin, “a spit”).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

thupën f (plural thupna, definite thupna, definite plural thupnat)