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varrë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *uar(e)nā, from Proto-Indo-European *wer(H)- (“to cut (off), tear”). Cognate to Sanskrit व्रण (vraṇá, “wound, tearing”) and Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬀 (xᵛara, “wound, hurt”).[1]

Noun

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varrë f (plural varre, definite varra, definite plural varret)

  1. wound, tearing

Derived terms

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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 417
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