hardhi
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Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *harδ, from Proto-Indo-European *HorT- (“vine-branch, grape-vine, shot of a vine”).[1] Possibly related to ardh ~ erdha (“to come, derive”). For sense development compare Proto-Germanic *stamniz, both 'tree stalk' and 'tribe, origin'. Possibly the source of the name of the Illyrian tribe Ardiaei.
Noun
[edit]hardhi f (plural hardhi, definite hardhia, definite plural hardhit)
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 195