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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/ata

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 *átta, whence also Hittite 𒀜𒋫𒀸 (attas), Ancient Greek ἄττα (átta), Latin atta, Proto-Slavic *otьcь, and similar Lallwörter.[1][2]

Noun

*ata

  1. father

Descendants
  • Albanian: atë

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 83
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/ata”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
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