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Where does “grethac” come from?

grethac (Albanian) comes from Albanian greth, from Albanian greh, from Proto-Albanian grebska, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

grethac (Albanian): kind of olive tree

Definitions

  1. kind of olive tree

Ancestry of “grethac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangrethwasp; hornet; carded flax
2Albaniangreh—
3Proto-Albaniangrebska—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
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