hyj

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Albanian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *ūnja, from *h₂u-nye/o, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (away (from)).

Verb

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hyj (aorist hyra, participle hyrë)

  1. to enter, to go in, to get in
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Etymology 2

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Plural form of archaic hyll, newer form yll, of unclear origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁us-los, whence Old English ysle, Old Norse usli (embers), from *h₁ews- (to burn)[1] or from Proto-Indo-European *h₂us-los, compare Sanskrit उस्र (usrá, reddish, ruddy; bright; matutinal), from *h₂ews- (to dawn).[2]

Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *hĭwĭd-lʉh, from older Proto-Albanian *hud-lós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *udrós. In this case the word could be connected to the name of the Illyrians, if this one was derived from Illyrian *Hullurio ((place or tribe) of the serpent).[3]

Noun

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hyj m (plural hyj, definite hyji, definite plural hyjtë)

  1. god, deity
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 206
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 220
  3. ^ Compare Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Illyrisch – die unbekannte Sprache. In: Museum für Urgeschichte Asparn a. d. Zaya (ed.): Die Illyrer. Archäologische Funde des 1. vorchristlichen Jahrtausends aus Albanien, pp. 92–117.