zvarrë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• varrë

Etymology

A z- prefixed form of varrë, from Proto-Albanian *varsa, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯ers (“to drag on the ground”). Compare Hittite [Term?] (/⁠u̯arš⁠/, “pluck, reap”), Ancient Greek ἔρρω (érrhō, “go away, disappear”), Latin verro (“to drag, to sweep”), Old Norse vǫrr (“stroke”), Latvian vârsms (“heap of corn, grain”).

Adverb

zvarrë

1. dragged on the ground