Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/merusa

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 *mer- (“to die”), cognate with Lithuanian mir̃ti, Scottish Gaelic marbh, Latin morior.[1]

Noun

*merusa

  1. rotting corpse, carrion
  2. flab

Descendants

  • Albanian: mërshë

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/merusa”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 263
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