shëndrit

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Albanian

Etymology

Prefixed derivative in sh- +‎ ndrit, from dritë (light). [1]

Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (to shine, glow). Cognate with Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, shining), Latin candeō, Old Armenian խանդ (xand).

Verb

shëndrit

  1. to shine

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shëndrit”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 413