Cognate Set 5295 – Meaning: back

IE-CoR reference form:
shpinë
IE-CoR reference language:
Albanian
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Loan event:
yes
Parallel loan event:
no
Loan source language:
Latin
Source lexeme in loan source language:
spīna
Loan notes:
back, spine
Justification:
Loanword from Latin spīna 'thorn, spine; spine, backbone' (Orel 1998:430).
Found in clades:
Albanian
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
19   Albanian: Standard shpinë Borrowed < Latin spīna 'id'.
18   Albanian: Gheg shpinë Borrowed < Lat spīna 'id'.
References
  • Orel, Vladimir: 430
    S.v. Alb. shpinë 'back, spine', borrowed from Lat. spīna 'id.'.