Where does “atëvrasje” come from?
atëvrasje (Albanian) comes from Albanian vrasje, from Albanian vras, from Proto-Albanian awa-rautja, from Proto-Indo-European reu — to tear, to destroy.
atëvrasje (Albanian): the murder of one's father, patricide
Definitions
- the murder of one's father, patricide
Ancestry of “atëvrasje”, step by step
atëvrasje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian vrasje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | vrasje | killing, murder |
| 2 | Albanian | vras | I kill; I hurt, wound |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | awa-rautja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reu | to tear, to destroy |