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Albanian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly a derivation in mb- from a verb from a Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ew-ḱ-, an extension of *h₃ew- (“to put on clothes”).[1] Alternatively derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós (“barefoot”),[2] though the -th would be unexpected.[1]
Verb
mbath (aorist mbatha, participle mbathur)
- to wear, put on (footwear)
- Antonym: zbath
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mbath”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 249
- ^ Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume I, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 335–336
Further reading
- “mbath”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980