varrë

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *uar(e)nā, from Proto-Indo-European *wer(H)- (“to cut (off), tear”). Cognate to Sanskrit व्रण (vraṇá, “wound, tearing”) and Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬀 (xᵛara, “wound, hurt”).[1]

Noun[edit]

varrë f (plural varre, definite varra, definite plural varret)

  1. wound, tearing

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 417
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