dhez

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *və-dez with the prefix v(ë)-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- 'to burn'[1].

Verb

dhez (first-person singular past tense dheza, participle dhezur)

  1. I light, kindle

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.286
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