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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/grāwā

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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 the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵerh₂- (“old”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, “old woman”).

Noun

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*grāwā

  1. woman
  2. wife

Descendants

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  • Albanian: grua

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grua ~ grue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 125
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