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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *drikā, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥kʷ-eh₂, from *dorkʷ-o-. Cognate to Ancient Greek δόρπον (dórpon, “supper, dinner; evening”).[1]
Noun
drekë f (plural dreka, definite dreka, definite plural drekat)
- lunch
- lunchtime, midday, noon
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 144