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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Probably from an earlier *vetë, *vehtë - to blow + [[-tim]], from {{der|sq|ine-pro|*h₂weh₁-||to blow}}. Cognate to {{cog|sh|vetar||wind}}, {{cog|grc|ἀτμός||vapour, steam}}, {{cog|lt|vėtra||storm}}, and others.
Probably from an unattested *vetë, *vehtë - to blow (of wind), from {{der|sq|ine-pro|*h₂weh₁-||to blow}}. Cognate to {{cog|sh|vetar||wind}}, {{cog|grc|ἀτμός||vapour, steam}}, {{cog|lt|vėtra||storm}}, and others.


===Verb===
===Verb===

Revision as of 09:43, 7 December 2022

Albanian

Etymology

Probably from an unattested *vetë, *vehtë - to blow (of wind), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow). Cognate to Serbo-Croatian vetar (wind), Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, vapour, steam), Lithuanian vėtra (storm), and others.

Verb

vetëtin (participle vetëtuar)

  1. it thunders, it strikes (lightning)

Derived terms