drithë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *driϑ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵhr(i)sd(h) '(kind of) cereals; barley'. Cognate to Ancient Greek κριθή (krithḗ, “barley”) and Old High German gersta (“barley”). Probably an old Wanderwort[1].

Noun

drithë m

  1. cereal
  2. grain

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.145
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