In contrast to previous monographs on Turkish elements in Albanian, the present work by Bufli and Rocchi has the express aim of giving historical depth to all the Albanian Turkisms attested in written (especially lexicographical) sources in the four centuries between 1555 (publication of Gjon Buzuku’s Meshari) and 1954 (publication of the first monolingual standard Albanian dictionary). Every entry in our dictionary comprises all the documented variations, if any, of its headword, and each form is provided with the date and source of its first occurrence. This establishes a precise chronological stratification of the Albanian lexicon of Turkish origin, which to date has not been available. In addition, we have also paid special attention to the etymology and dating of the Turkish words from which the Albanian loans are derived. We, therefore, consider that this study may be a helpful resource both for Albanologists and Turkologists.
