krip

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kripa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱripo- (“headhair”). Compare Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬌𐬟𐬁 (srifā, “plume”), Sanskrit शिप्रा (śíprā, “mustache and beard”).[1]

Noun

krip m (definite kripi)

  1. (old) head of hair

Derived terms

References
  1. Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 251
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