krip

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kripa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱripo- (“headhair”). Compare Avar srifā (srifā, “plume”), Sanskrit śíprā (“mustache and beard”).[1]

Noun

krip m (definite singular kripi)

  1. (old) head of hair

Derived terms

References
  1. J.P. Mallory & D.Q. Adams, eds., Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture (London: Fitzroy-Dearborn, 1997), 251.
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