praj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *per(i)-anja[1].

Verb

praj (first-person singular past tense prajta, participle prajtë)

  1. incline to, cling to, lean
  2. I infect

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *prainja, from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- 'like, love'. Cognate to Sanskrit प्रिणति (prīṇāti, “to please”) and Gothic frijon (frijon, “to love”)[2].

Verb

praj (first-person singular past tense prajta, participle prajtë)

  1. I confort, I soothe

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “praj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 344
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “praj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 344
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