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Where does “kruaj” come from?

kruaj (Albanian) comes from Albanian kroj, from Proto-Albanian krābnja, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

kruaj (Albanian): I rub, scratch; I scrape, wipe off; I search...

Definitions

  1. I rub, scratch; I scrape, wipe off; I search...

Ancestry of “kruaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankroj—
2Proto-Albaniankrābnja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “kruaj”

  • shkruaj
  • shkronjë
  • dorëshkrim
  • bukurshkrim
  • shkrim
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