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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/sjāutā

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 *sau̯i̯eto, with a metathesis. Cognate to Welsh hwyad, Old Cornish hoet (“id”), Breton houat (“id”).[1]

Noun

*sjāutā f

  1. big duck

Descendants
  • Albanian: shotë

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/sjāutā”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 257
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