Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/mandja

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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

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Etymology

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from *mand- (to feed (trans.), suckle). [1][2]

Noun

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*mandja

  1. foal
  2. colt

Derived terms

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  • Old Albanian: manz (Buzuku)
    • Tosk Albanian: mëz, Gheg Albanian: mâz

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/mandja”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 267