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Where does “djep” come from?

djep (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian deupa, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

djep (Albanian): cradle; deposit , depression, dip

Definitions

  1. cradle; deposit , depression, dip

Ancestry of “djep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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