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Where does “brengos” come from?

brengos (Albanian) comes from Albanian brengë, from Proto-Albanian brainikā, from Proto-Albanian brainja, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHi- — to cut, spoil; to snip, split.

brengos (Albanian): I afflict, vex, grieve, worry

Definitions

  1. I afflict, vex, grieve, worry

Ancestry of “brengos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbrengëlump, swelling; scar; constant worry, serious...
2Proto-Albanianbrainikā—
3Proto-Albanianbrainja—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHi-to cut, spoil; to snip, split
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