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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/apa

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away, off”). Cognate to Messapic [script needed] (apa, “from, out of, by”),[1] Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away, off”), Sanskrit अप (apá).

Particle

*apa

  1. away
  2. without

Descendants
  • Albanian: pa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂opéyeti, from *h₂ep- (“to take”). Cognate to Hittite 𒂊𒅁 (epp-, “to take, seize, grab”), Latin apīscor (“I grasp”), Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten, bind”), Old Armenian ունիմ (unim, “possess”), Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “to reach, gain, take possession of”), आप्नोति (āpnoti, “to obtain, to grasp”).[2]

Verb

*apa

  1. I give (to)

Descendants
  • Albanian:
    • Gheg Albanian: ap
    • Tosk Albanian: jap

References
  1. W. B. Lockwood, A Panorama of Indo-European languages, Hutchinson, 1972, p. 185
  2. Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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