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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/bōr-

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰōrs-, from root *bʰers- (“point, tip bolt”). [1]

Root

*bōr-

  1. bow
  2. arrow

Descendants
  • *bōra (“bow”)
    • Albanian: ylber (“rainbow”). See for more.
  • *bōrei (“bow”)
    • Albanian: bërryl (“elbow”). See for more.

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 95
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