Where does “Rrezag” come from?
Rrezag (Albanian) comes from Albanian rrëzë, from Albanian rrënzë, from Albanian rrënjë, from Proto-Albanian wradnjā, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₂dnih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₂dnyo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Ancestry of “Rrezag”, step by step
Rrezag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian rrëzë
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | rrëzë | base, foot (of tree, hill, mountain), riverbank, edge of a forest |
| 2 | Albanian | rrënzë | — |
| 3 | Albanian | rrënjë | root |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | wradnjā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥h₂dnih₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥h₂dnyo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |