hekë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *skakā, cognate to Lithuanian šòkti (to jump, to dance), Old Irish scén (horror), Proto-Slavic *skokь.[1]

Noun

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hekë f

  1. agony (before death)
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hekë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 144