shurrë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *śur-(nā), from Proto-Indo-European *seHur 'to piss, make water'. Cognate to Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō, “to piss”) and Hittite [Term?] (/sēẖur/, “urine”). The hardening of the inlaut may have expressive reasons[1]. A further connection to Germanic *suraz 'sour' and Lithuanian súras (“salty”) is also possible.

Noun

shurrë f

  1. urine, piss
Derived terms

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.380
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.