Re: carvern, zgavër, thellë

From: mbikqyres
Message: 13723
Date: 2002-05-15

--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:

>Alb. thellë 'deep'... is derived from *k^ouH-ilo- 'empty, hollow,
cavernous', which is an adjective derived from the word *k^ouH-
r 'cavern, cavity' (these English words are also related to the same
root via Latin). As you may remember, PIE *k^ > Alb. th.

I wonder íf Albanian 'zgavër' (cavity, hollow) is a Latin loan !

Alvin

P.S. Sorry for replying an old message.