prënjkë
Albanian
Etymology
A derivative in -kë of Proto-Albanian *priknjā, related to Sanskrit पृश्नि (pṛśni, “spotted, speckled”), Greek περκνός (perknós, “dark, spotted”) and Welsh erch (“spotted”)[1].
Noun
prënjkë f (indefinite plural prërnjka, definite singular prërnjka, definite plural prërnjkat)
- freckle, sunspot
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 344