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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/aśt-

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ost(h₂-), from root *h₂st(h₂-) (“bone”); *h₃ésth₁. Cognate to Sanskrit अस्थि (ásthi-, “bone”), Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon), Armenian ոսկոր (oskor).[1]

Noun

*aśt-

  1. bone

Descendants
  • Albanian: asht

References
  1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 82
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