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Albanian
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Albanian *gā̆gā̆-(ti-), from Proto-Indo-European *gheh₂-(gheh₂-) (“to yawn, gape”). Cognate to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō, “to yawn, gape”) and Lithuanian gagù (“to cackle”).
An onomatopoeic root from gogës-, as a verbal basis for further Albanian verbal formations. The adjective is occasionally used as a nickname for Aromanians in Albanian.
Noun
gogë f (plural gogë, definite goga, definite plural gogët)
- (nationalities) Aromanian;
- (Historical) Vlach, Romanian
Declension
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 179