gërlac

Albanian

Etymology

Either borrowed from an unattested Proto-Slavic *gъrdlačь, or directly derived from *gъrdlo (“throat”).[1]

Noun

gërlac m

  1. (regional) windpipe
    Synonyms: gabzherr, laring

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gërlac”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 115

Further reading

  • Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎[1], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 79
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