hardhi

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *harδ, from Proto-Indo-European *HorT- ‘vine-branch, grape-vine, shot of a vine’[1]. Possibly related to ardh ~ erdha 'to come, derive'. For sense development compare Germanic *stamniz, both 'tree stalk' and 'tribe, origin'. Possibly the source of the name of the Illyrian tribe Ardiaei

Noun

hardhi f (indefinite plural hardhi, definite singular hardhia, definite plural hardhit)

  1. vine-branch, grape-vine, shot of a vine

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.195
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