Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/deina

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 *dey-no-, ultimately from *dyew- (“to shine”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *dьnь, Latvian diena, Lithuanian dėina, Old Prussian dēinā.[1]

Noun

*deina

  1. day

Derived terms

  • *deina (“to break (of day/dawn)”)
    • Albanian: din (verb)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “din”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 66
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