Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/blōra

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 *bʰloh₁-r-os, from the root *bʰleh₁- (“blue, green, yellow”). Cognate to Latin flōrus (“golden yellow, reddish-yellow”)[1] and Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, dark”).

Adjective

*blōra

  1. green

Descendants

  • Albanian: blerë

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 104
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