mërshë

Albanian

noun
Definitions
  • rotting corpse, carrion
  • flab

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *merusa inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (die, rub, wear away, sea, gleam, sparkle, pound, glimmer, weave, pack, bind, plait, girl, young boy) derived from Macedonian мрша derived from Bulgarian мърша (dying, depleted).

Origin

Bulgarian

мърша

Gloss

dying, depleted

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