drekë

Albanian

Etymology

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

Noun

drekë f

  1. lunch
  2. meal
  3. midday
  4. noon

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.144
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