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Where does “hudhër” come from?

hudhër (Albanian) comes from Albanian hurdhë, from Albanian urdhë, from Albanian udhë, from Proto-Albanian uj́ā-, from Proto-Indo-European uǵʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

hudhër (Albanian): garlic; bad person

Definitions

  1. garlic; bad person

Ancestry of “hudhër”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianhurdhëpond; marsh; deep pool in a river
2Albanianurdhëreturn; answer; sort of white cheese
3Albanianudhëway, road
4Proto-Albanianuj́ā-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuǵʰ-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
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