the spelling -ss- might stand for an original š in Thracian. Also place names Egeria, Egirca, Egeta, Aegeta and in Hungary Ágasvár seems related, in which case it could be Pre-Magyar. |- | aghiuță || devil || Hasdeu || from Greek ágios (άγιος) 'holy' + -uță.Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică din București, Dicționarul limbii române moderne (Editura Academiei, 1958). |- |Agnita|Agnita, Serbia |Paliga |cf. Thracian, Ancient Greek Aegitna, Aigaios |- |amurg, -uri|'sunset' |Paliga |related to the name of the Greek island Amorgós, and amorgís, -ídos textile plant (Chantraine). Probably from Preie. *AM-, *AN-|- | andrea || knitting needle || Russu || Muntenian/Transylvanian undrea; from Andrea, Undrea 'December', from Greek Andréas 'St. Andrew's Day' (Nov. 30th); from the tradition of knitting socks on St. Andrew's Day. Similar to Alb. shëndreu 'November', after Shën Ndreu 'St. Andrew'. |- | argea || loom || Hasdeu, Russu (Alb.), Vraciu || plural argele; from Greek argaleiós; also Albanian dial. argali 'small, wooden loom' (< Gk) |- | baligă || dung, manure || Russu (Alb.) || Aromanian baligã, Megleno-Romanian balig, Istro-Romanian bålege; from Old Albanian baljëgë (modern bajgë, dial. balgë, balëg, balëgë); also Serbo-Croatian bȁlega (< Alb) |- | baltă || pool, puddle || Russu (Alb.) || Aromanian baltã, Megleno-Romanian baltă, Istro-Romanian bote; from Albanian baltë 'swamp'. |- | barză || stork (Ciconia ciconia) || Hasdeu, Russu, Vraciu, Olteanu || Oltenia bardăș, bardoș 'stork', Transylvanian/Aromanian/Megleno-Romanian bardzu 'white'; feminine of barz 'whitish (of birds)', from Albanian bardhë 'white', bardhosh, bardhash 'whitish' |- | bălaur, balaur || dragon, monster || Hasdeu, Russu (Alb.), Vraciu || from Serbo-Croatian blȁvor (variants blavur, blaor) 'scheltopusik', from Albanian bullar (var. buljar, bollar). |- | băga || to insert, thrust || Russu || Aromanian bagu 'to put', Megleno-Romanian bagari; from Byzantine Greek bázo (βάζω) 'to put in or on, set down' |- | băl, bălan, bălaș || fair-haired, blond (person); white-haired (animal) || Hasdeu || from Albanian bal(ë) 'white-haired; starred forehead', balosh, balash 'white-marked, piebald; dappled; hoary, white-haired' |- | bâr || call to a sheep || Vraciu || from Albanian berr 'sheep or goat; small livestock'; cf. Czech beran 'ram', Polish/Ukrainian/Russian baran (< Romanian); Canavese berro 'ram', Piemontese bero 'id.' (< Alb) |- | brad || fir (Abies) || Hasdeu, Russu (Alb.), Olteanu || Aromanian brad; from Proto-Albanian *brada (modern bredh). |- | brânză || cheese || Hasdeu, Russu, Vraciu || Aromanian brãndzã, Megleno-Romanian brǫnză; from Albanian brëndës 'intestines; rennet bag (made