thekë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Feminine of North Gheg thak, from Proto-Albanian *tsaka, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱokh₂o- (“branch”) (compare Lithuanian šakà, Serbo-Croatian soha).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]thekë f (plural theka, definite theka, definite plural thekat)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “thekë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 473
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 473-4