përtyp

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian * ̊tupi-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push, beat”). Cognate to Ancient Greek τύππω (túppō, “to strike, beat”). A formation with the prefix për-.[1] The root vowel has undergone umlaut. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *teup (“to get down, conceal oneself”). Compare Lithuanian tūpiù (“to get down, lay on one's knees”), Old Norse Þopta (“thwart”), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs, “thief”).[2]

Verb

përtyp (aorist përtypa, participle përtypur)

  1. to chew, masticate, gulp down

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 317
  2. “Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch”, J. Pokorny, 1959, Bern : Francke, p.1085
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