krakë

See also: krake

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *krok-sko, a -k enlargement of krah, from Proto-Indo-European *kr(o)k-sko (“arm”). Compare Lithuanian kárka (“pig's foot”), kirkãlis (“shinbone”), Bulgarian крак (krak, “leg, foot”), Serbo-Croatian krôk (“footstep”).

Noun

krakë m (plural krakë, definite kraku, definite plural krakët)

1. upper arm, shoulder (of birds)

Related terms

• krah
• krandë
• krap