duq

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin ductus (“conveyance of water, channel”) per Meyer. More likely from Latin ducem, which has developed similar meanings in other Romance languages.[1]

Noun

duq m

  1. spigot
  2. tap

See also

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “duq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 78

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *dok-.

Noun

duq ?

  1. old person, old man, old woman

References

  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “duq”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 295
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