Where does “Ylldrita” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ylldrita”, step by step

Ylldrita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian dritë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandritëlight
2Proto-Albaniandriktā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥ḱti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanderḱ-to see

via Albanian ȳll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianȳllstar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁us-los—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dr̥ḱti →Every word from Proto-Albanian driktā →
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