Dëshmitë leksikore të Thimi Mitkos në fjalorin etimologjik të Gustav Majerit
Thimi Mitko’s Lexical Evidences in Gustav Mayer’s Etymological Dictionary

Summary/Abstract: Thimi Mitko remains one of the most prominent activists of our National Renaissance Period. His creational activity varies from the foundation of Albanian folclore, to the Albanian lexicography as well. In this paper we aim at bringing forth a different perspective to the size of this personality. Thimi Mitko can be seen as a reference to different etymological studies of the Albanian language, where his work serves as an important folkloristic resource. In our article we try to analyze the lexical evidence of Thimi Mitko in the Etymological Dictionary of Albanian Language of Gustav Mayer. Mitko’s frequent correspondence with Mayer is noticed to have left considerable traces on the latter, expecially in drafting the Albanian etymological dictionary, where Mitko’s data occupied an important place. Our work focuses precisely on the Mitko’s lexical evidence found in this dictionary without aiming at making any criticism or linguistic remarks about the accuracy of the etymological conclusions Mayer has reached to about the evidence in question. Highlighting the following evidence in the former mentioned dictionary, we have issued about 220 cases, serving as points of reference used by Mayer. This word inventory of corresponding characteristics regarding how Mitko refers to the Etymological Dictionary of G. Mayer leads us to the conclusion that they constitute important evidence and valuable contribution to the first work of this kind which remains the only one for Albanian language for almost a century. Such evidence and their value to the Dictionary once again emphasizes the dimension of an erudite personality as Thimi Mitko.

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