venë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *wainā-, from Proto-Indo-European *woy(h₁)neh₂- < *wéyh₁ō (“wine”). Compare Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos), Latin vīnum, German Wein.[1][2]

Noun

venë f

  1. (Gheg) wine

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References

  1. ^ Forschungen, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 227
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
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