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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/mandja

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

from *mand- (“to feed (trans.), suckle”). [1][2]

Noun

*mandja

  1. foal
  2. colt

Derived terms
  • Old Albanian: manz (Buzuku)
    • Tosk Albanian: mëz, Gheg Albanian: mâz

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Albanian/mandja”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
  2. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 267
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