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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/urdā

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 *weh₁r- (“water”). Cognate to Sanskrit वार् (vā́r-, “water”), Old Prussian wurs (“pond, pool”).[1]

Noun

*urdā

  1. pond
  2. marsh

Descendants
  • Albanian: hurdhë (“pond”) (from dialectal urdhë)

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 205
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