gjinde

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin gentem.[1] Cognate to Italian gente, Spanish gente, and others. Also very likely related to Illyrian *Gentius, of the same Proto-Indo-European origin.

Noun

gjinde f pl

  1. folk
    Synonym: polem
  2. people
    Synonym: popull
  3. (Arbëresh) people, persons

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjinde”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
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