përtyp
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Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian * ̊tupi-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push, beat”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τύππω (túppō, “to strike, beat”). A formation with the prefix për-.[1] The root vowel has undergone umlaut. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *tewp- (“to get down, conceal oneself”). Compare Lithuanian tūpiù (“to get down, lay on one's knees”), Old Norse Þopta (“thwart”), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs, “thief”).[2] Or, simply onomatopoeic for chewing; cf. pështyj (“to spit”).
Verb
[edit]përtyp (aorist përtypa, participle përtypur)
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 317
- ^ “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke, p.1085