bimë

See also: bime

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • bîmë (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *būmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”) (compare Ancient Greek φῦμα (phûma), German Baum (“tree”))[1].

Noun

bimë f

  1. plant

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.100
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