Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/banja

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-n-yé-ti, from *bʰeh₂- (“shine”) (compare Greek φαίνομαι (faínomai, “to seem, appear”)),[1] Sanskrit भाति (bhāti, “to shine”), Old Irish bán (“white”).[2]

Verb[edit]

*banja

  1. I appear, I make appear
  2. I do, make

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Albanian: *dis-banja
  • Albanian: bënj
    • Albanian: bënj (Cham, Arbëresh, Arvanitika)
    • Tosk Albanian: bëj
    • Gheg Albanian: bâj

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bëj ~ bâj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 22
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “zbej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 520
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