dhez

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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  • llezNorthwestern Gheg

Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *və-dez with the prefix v(ë)-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn).[1]

Verb

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dhez (aorist dheza, participle dhezur)

  1. to light, kindle
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 286