Where does “amëvrasje” come from?

amëvrasje (Albanian) comes from Albanian vrasje, from Albanian vras, from Proto-Albanian awa-rautja, from Proto-Indo-European reu — to tear, to destroy.

amëvrasje (Albanian): the murder of one's mother, matricide

Definitions

  1. the murder of one's mother, matricide

Ancestry of “amëvrasje”, step by step

amëvrasje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian vrasje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvrasjekilling, murder
2AlbanianvrasI kill; I hurt, wound
3Proto-Albanianawa-rautja—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreuto tear, to destroy

via Albanian amë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianamëtaste, flavor; scent, fragrance; unpleasant...
2Proto-Albanianadmā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reu →Every word from Proto-Albanian awa-rautja →Every word from Albanian vras →