merë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- merrë
Etymology
Singularized plural of Proto-Albanian *marā, from Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“feminine evil spirit”). Compare Polish zmora (“nightmare”), Czech mura (“nightmare, moth”) and Old English mare (“nightmare, monster”).
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