ruoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rāgnja, connected to Old Norse røkja (“to take care of”), Greek ἀρήγω (arḗgō, “to assist, to defend”).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *(a)ru(u)ē-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rew- (“to get light, brighten”). Compare Armenian արև (arew, “sun”).[2]

Verb

ruoj (aorist ruajta, participle ruajtur)

  1. to watch over, to observe, to guard

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ruoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 374
  2. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 347
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