trikë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tri/eK-(ś-), of uncertain origin, probably from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”). Similar formation with degё. Cognate to Ancient Greek τρέχνος (trékhnos) and τέρχνος (térkhnos, “sprout, (young) shoot”).[1]

Noun

trikë f

  1. twig, sprig

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 389
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