blerë

See also: blere

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *blōra, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰloh₁-r-os, from the root *bʰleh₁- (“blue, green, yellow”). Cognate to Latin flōrus (“golden yellow, reddish-yellow”)^[1] and Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, dark”). Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *blaros (“gray”),^[2] compare blár

Adjective

blerë (feminine blerëe)

1. green

Derived terms

• blertë
• blerim

References

1. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 104
2. Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.