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gjak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *ǵákə, from earlier Proto-Albanian *źaka, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷos (sap, resin). Compare Lithuanian sakaĩ (resin), Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, sap), Proto-Slavic *sokъ (juice).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gjak m (definite gjaku)

  1. blood

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 258