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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/aruā

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *areyis-. Compare Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua), Latvian riẽksts, Old Church Slavonic орѣхъ (orěxŭ).[1]

Noun

*aruā

  1. (botany) walnut (tree and fruit) (Juglans regia)

Descendants
  • Albanian: arrë

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 82
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