ëndë

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • āndë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *anTā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(o)nh₁- (“breath”). Close to Hittite [Term?] (/anza/, “desire”), Ancient Greek (Hes.) ἀντάς πνοάς (antás pnoás) and Old Norse andi (“spirit, soul”)[1]. Possibly related to ndiej.

Noun

ëndë f

  1. desire, inclination, pleasure
Derived terms

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.170
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