rrapë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rap-, from Proto-Indo-European *r(e)Hp-, *rā̆p- (“radish, rape”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ῥάπυς (rhápus, “cabbage, radish”), and dialects of Southern Italy.[1]

Noun

rrapë f

  1. radish, rape

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
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