kërci

Albanian

Etymology

Methatesized form of *kri-tsi, from Proto-Albanian *krū ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱruh2-s 'limb'. Cognate to Latin crus (“shank, leg, limb”)[1].

Noun

kërci m (indefinite plural kërcinjë, definite singular kërcyri, definite plural kërcinjtë)

  1. shank, (lower part of the) leg, shin-bone

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.224
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