shurrë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *śur-(nā), from Proto-Indo-European *seHur (“to piss, make water”). Cognate to Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō, “to piss”) and Hittite [Term?] (/⁠sēẖur⁠/, “urine”). The hardening of the inlaut may have expressive reasons.[1] A further connection to Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour”) and Lithuanian súras (“salty”) is also possible.

Noun

shurrë f

  1. urine, piss

Derived terms

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 380
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