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Where does “drejtpërdrejt” come from?

drejtpërdrejt (Albanian) comes from Albanian për, from Albanian një, from Albanian herë, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

drejtpërdrejt (Albanian): in a direct, frank or straightforward manner

Definitions

  1. in a direct, frank or straightforward manner

Ancestry of “drejtpërdrejt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpërfor; API; per
2Albaniannjëone; a
3Albanianherëtime; an instant of time, instance; multiplied...
4Latinhōra—
5Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
6Proto-Hellenic*worā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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