lerë
Albanian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *laurā, from Proto-Indo-European *leu, etymologically identical with Lithuanian laure (“dirty person”).[1]
Noun
[edit]lerë f (plural lera, definite lera, definite plural lerat)
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *laurā, a rebuilt form after the stem in -eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“stone”). Cognate to Ancient Greek λᾶας (lâas, “stone”) and Old Irish lie (“stone”), and perhaps Old Armenian լեառն (leaṙn).[2]
Noun
[edit]lerë f
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 219
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lerë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 219