Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/klāusnja

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 *ḱlows-, from *ḱlew-. Compare English listen, Proto-Slavic *slušati (“to listen”), Ancient Greek κλύω (klúō, “to hear, listen to”), Messapic klohi (“hear, listen”).

Verb

*klāusnja

1. (active voice, transitive) I call, name

Descendants

• Old Albanian kluoj
  • Albanian: quaj