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Where does “mbres” come from?

mbres (Albanian) comes from Albanian pres, from Proto-Albanian pratja, from Proto-Indo-European prot- — to understand.

mbres (Albanian): I bruise, beat; I thrash, browbeat

Definitions

  1. I bruise, beat; I thrash, browbeat

Ancestry of “mbres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianpresI cut, carve, slice, hew; I wait; I expect
2Proto-Albanianpratja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprot-to understand

Words derived from “mbres”

  • mbresë
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