hikërr
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *eikrā, an -r derivative of iki 'to go'. For semantic development compare German gerinnen (“to coagulate”) from rinnen (“to run”)[1].
Noun
hikërr m (indefinite plural hikërra, definite singular hikrri, definite plural hikërrat)
- sour milk; buckwheat
Related terms
- iki
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “hikërr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 148