lakë

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *laukā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (clearing), close to Latin lūcus (sacred grove) and Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (clearing, open space). Alternatively from Proto-Germanic *lakaz (brook, river, swamp) (cf. Old High German lahha, Old English lacu).

Noun

lakë f

  1. defilé, valley

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “lakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 211