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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/anja

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 This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”).[1]

Verb

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*anja

  1. to breathe

Descendants

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  • Albanian: ëj (“to blow; swell”)
  • Proto-Albanian: *antā (“desire”)
    • Albanian: ëndë (“desire”)

References

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  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “aj”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, pages 5-6: “anjô”
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