thinjë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ϑīniā, remade after the class of fem. ā-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱi(e)h1- (“dark(-coloured), grey”). Cognate to Old Church Slavonic sinь (sinĭ, “darkblue”).[1]

Noun

thinjë f

  1. (gray) hair
Derived terms
  • thinj
  • thinjem
  • thimë

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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