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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/repa

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρέπτομαι (eréptomai), Latin rapere, Lithuanian aprépti).

Verb

*repa

  1. to peel, tear off
  2. to strip off skin or bark

Descendants
  • Proto-Albanian: *rapa
  • Albanian: rrjep
  • >? Albanian: rrafsh (based on dialectal "rrapsh")
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