thanë

See also: thane, Thane, and þane

Albanian

Etymology

Unclear. From Proto-Indo-European *dʰonu (“fir”), with phonetic problems. Compare Ancient Greek θάμνος (thámnos, “thicket”), Hittite [script needed] (tanau, “fir”), German Tann (“woods”), Tanne (“fir”), Breton tann (“red oak”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *tsàna, from earlier Mediterranean substrate word *ḱastnà. Compare Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana, “chestnut”) and Old Armenian կասկ (kask).

Noun

thanë f

  1. cranberry shrub
  2. cornel
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