zdraj
Albanian
Etymology
A prefixal formation based on Proto-Albanian *d(e)ranja, cognate to Sanskrit दृणाति (dṛṇắti, “to burst”), Greek δέρω (déro, “to skin, to flay”)[1].
Verb
zdraj (first-person singular past tense zdruajta, participle zdruar)
- to swell, to make swell
Derived terms
- zdralë
- zdramë
Related terms
- djerr
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “zdraj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 520