Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/j́īmanʉh

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéy-mō < *ǵʰey- (“winter”).Cognate with Ancient Greek χειμών (kheimṓn, “winter”) and the like.[1]

Notes

Orel reconstructs Proto-Albanian *deimena.[2]

Noun

*j́īmanʉh

winter

Descendants

Proto-Albanian: *ðimənə
- *dimənə
  - Albanian: dimër

References

Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227
Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/j́īmanʉh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 66

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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 227

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/j́īmanʉh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 66