Where does “mbresë” come from?
mbresë (Albanian) comes from Albanian mbres, from Albanian pres, from Proto-Albanian pratja, from Proto-Indo-European prot- — to understand.
mbresë (Albanian): bruise, beat; impression
Ancestry of “mbresë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | mbres | I bruise, beat; I thrash, browbeat |
| 2 | Albanian | pres | I cut, carve, slice, hew; I wait; I expect |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | pratja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | prot- | to understand |