ëndë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- āndë
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *anTā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(o)nh₁- (“breath”). Close to Hittite [Term?] (/anza/, “desire”), Ancient Greek (Hes.) ἀντάς πνοάς (antás pnoás) and Old Norse andi (“spirit, soul”)[1]. Possibly related to ndiej.
Noun
ëndë f
- desire, inclination, pleasure
Derived terms
- këndë
- Andi
Related terms
- ëndërr
- ndiej
- ndihem
References
- Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.170