përdhunë

Albanian

noun

Definitions

abuse; violent/savage action; desecration
rape

Etymology

Prefix from Albanian dhunë (violence, force) inherited from Proto-Albanian *(e)δunā derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(e)dun-eh₂ (smart, pain) inherited from Proto-Albanian *edunti.

Origin

Proto-Albanian

*edunti

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*h₁(e)dun-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
dhunoj Albanian
dhunë Albanian
*(e)δunā Proto-Albanian
*edunti Proto-Albanian

dhunë
dhunoj