rrënjë

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *wradnjā, from pre-Albanian *wr̥h₂dnih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₂dnyo-, from *wréh₂ds. Compare Latin rādīx and Ancient Greek ῥάδιξ (rhádix).[2] Ultimately a doublet of radhiqe through the Proto-Indo-European root.

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Noun[edit]

rrënjë f (plural rrënjë, definite rrënja, definite plural rrënjët)

  1. root

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 115, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 230