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Where does “drizë” come from?

drizë (Albanian) comes from Albanian dredh, from Proto-Albanian drē̆δ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

drizë (Albanian): thornbush

Definitions

  1. thornbush

Ancestry of “drizë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniandredhto revolve, turn; to wind; to twist
2Proto-Albaniandrē̆δ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag
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