garë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *garā, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to wish, to feel inclination”). Cognate to Ancient Greek χαίρω (khaírō, “to rejoice”), χάρμη (khármē, “joy of battle; battle, fight”)[1].
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “garë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 110
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