drekë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *drikā, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥kʷ-eh₂, from *dorkʷ-o-. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, “supper, dinner; evening”).[1]

Noun

drekë f (plural dreka, definite dreka, definite plural drekat)

  1. lunch
  2. lunchtime, midday, noon

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 144
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