thjerë

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • thjerrë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ϑi)ϑer-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱiḱer- 'pea(s)'. Cognate to Ancient Greek κριός (kriós, “chick-pea”) and Old Armenian սիսեռն (siseṙn, “chick-pea”)[1].

Noun

thjerë m

  1. lentil
Derived terms

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.398
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