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drudhe

drudhe

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • drudhëz

Noun

drudhe f (indefinite plural drudhe, definite singular drudha, definite plural drudhet)

  1. crumb
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References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 76
  2. ↑ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, pp.329-331

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *drudza, related to Lithuanian drùzgas ‎(“splinter, fragment”), drùžti ‎(“to become weak”)[1]. Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrew 'to crumble, grind', same root as dromcë[2].

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