Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/apsera

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Alternative forms

• *asper(a)

Etymology

Representing a contamination of *aps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éps, a derivative of *h₂epo (“off, away”) (reflected in Ancient Greek ἄψ (áps, “backwards”), Latin abs), with *h₂éperos. Cognate to Sanskrit अपर (ápara, “posterior, later, following”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 (afar, “after”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎼 (a-p-r /⁠apara⁠/, “later, after”), Avestan 𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀 (apara, “more behind, later”).

Preposition

*apsera (*apsera)

1. at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to

Related terms

• Proto-Albanian *apa
  • Albanian: pa

Descendants

• Albanian: afër