Where does “Dritan” come from?
Dritan (Albanian) comes from Albanian dritë, from Proto-Albanian driktā, from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱti, from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- — to see.
Dritan (Albanian): enlighted one
Ancestry of “Dritan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | dritë | light |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | driktā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | derḱ- | to see |