Where does “Drita” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Drita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandritathe light
2Albaniandritëlight
3Proto-Albaniandriktā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱti →Every word from Proto-Albanian driktā →
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