drekë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *drikā, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥kw-eh₂. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, “supper, dinner; evening”).[1]

Noun

drekë f

  1. lunch
  2. meal
  3. midday
  4. noon

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 144
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