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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/serpena

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *serp- (“to crawl”), paralleling the formation of Latin serpens (“snake”).

Noun

*serpena m [1]

  1. snake

Descendants
  • Albanian: gjarpër
  • Gheg Albanian: gjarpën

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gjarpër ~ gjarpën”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, page 130
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