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Where does “hurdhë” come from?

hurdhë (Albanian) comes 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.

hurdhë (Albanian): pond; marsh; deep pool in a river

Definitions

  1. pond; marsh; deep pool in a river

Ancestry of “hurdhë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianurdhëreturn; answer; sort of white cheese
2Albanianudhëway, road
3Proto-Albanianuj́ā-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuǵʰ-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “hurdhë”

  • hudhër
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