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Where does “drenjë” come from?

drenjë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian dranjā, from Proto-Albanian drani, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

drenjë (Albanian): quail; woodlark; doe, female deer

Definitions

  1. quail; woodlark; doe, female deer

Ancestry of “drenjë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandranjā—
2Proto-Albaniandranideer, stag
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

Words derived from “drenjë”

  • dreng
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- →