plojë

plojë

Albanian

Etymology

From an earlier *ploe, from Proto-Albanian *plāgā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g-. Compare Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ, “blow”), Latin plaga (“blow, slaughter”).[1]

Noun

plojë f (definite singular ploja)

1. slaughter, carnage
2. bloodletting

   Synonyms: gjakderdhje, kërdi

References

1. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 8