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Where does “krife” come from?

krife (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian kripsijā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱripes- — headhair.

krife (Albanian): mane; crest; pile or sheaf of cornstalks left in...

Definitions

  1. mane; crest; pile or sheaf of cornstalks left in...

Ancestry of “krife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankripsijā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱripes-headhair
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