Where does “briesë” come from?

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

briesë (Albanian): caries

Definitions

  1. caries

Ancestry of “briesë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbrejto gnaw; to corrode, to eat away
2Proto-Albanianbrainja—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHi-to cut, spoil; to snip, split
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHi- →Every word from Proto-Albanian brainja →Every word from Albanian brej →