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Albanian
Etymology
Possibly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-eh₂-teh₂,[n 1] from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”), prefixed with n-. Compare a possible close parallel Latin forda (“pregnant cow”).[1]
Adjective
mbratë
- (now dialectal Tosk) pregnant
- Synonyms: mbarsë, shtatzënë
Derived terms
Notes
- ^ The unexpected outcome -a- from *-eh₂- may be explained as irregular metathesis of the laryngeal: *-eh₂teh₂ > *-ah₂tah₂ > *-atʰah₂.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 B. A. Olsen (2003) “Another Account of the Latin Adjectives in -idus”, in Historische Sprachforschung, volume 116, number 2, →JSTOR, page 250
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