rëzëgojë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- rëzigojë
Etymology
From the folk etymology rrëzë + gojë, from the original *ërsingë, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón).[1] Ultimately a doublet of arsenik and klor (“chlorine“).
References
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rëzëgojë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 371
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