Where does “Drit” come from?

Drit (Albanian) comes from Albanian dritë, from Proto-Albanian driktā, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱti, from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- — to see.

Ancestry of “Drit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandritëlight
2Proto-Albaniandriktā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱti →Every word from Proto-Albanian driktā →