[tied] Re: Late Proto Albanian *3 /dz/ = Early Proto Romanian *3 /

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:04:18 +0000, Abdullah Konushevci
> <a_konushevci@...> wrote:
>
>> All I can say is that Alb. form is <radhiqe> 'chicony'.
>
> [...] Are the derivations correct? If so, how is the etymological
> doublet rrilkë ~ radhiqe explained?

The latter being a late loan from Italian "radice" `root`, `radix`,
'snakeroot`(Aristolochia serpentaria) would fit?!

Regards,
Marius Iacomi