Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/klāusnja

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

Denominative from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléwos, from the root *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Compare English listen, Proto-Slavic *slušati (“to listen”), Ancient Greek κλύω (klúō, “to hear, listen to”), Messapic klohi (“hear, listen”).

Verb

*klāusnja

  1. (active voice, transitive) I call, name

Descendants

  • Old Albanian kluoj
    • Albanian: quaj

References

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