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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *rāgnja, connected to Old Norse røkja (“to take care of”), Greek ἀρήγω (arḗgō, “to assist, to defend”).[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *(a)ru(u)ē-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rew- (“to get light, brighten”). Compare Armenian արև (arew, “sun”).[2]
Verb
ruoj (aorist ruajta, participle ruajtur)
- to watch over, to observe, to guard
Derived terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ruoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 374
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 347