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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/urdā

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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 *weh₁r- (water). Cognate to Sanskrit वार् (vā́r-, water), Old Prussian wurs (pond, pool).[1]

Noun

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*urdā

  1. pond
  2. marsh

Descendants

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  • Albanian: hurdhë (pond) (from dialectal urdhë)

References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 205