varrë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *uar(e)nā, from Proto-Indo-European *wer(H)- (“to cut (off), tear”). Cognate to Sanskrit व्रण (vraṇá, “wound, tearing”) and Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬀‎ (xᵛara, “wound, hurt”)[1].

Noun

varrë f (indefinite plural varre, definite singular varra, definite plural varret)

  1. wound, tearing
Derived terms

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.417
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