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Where does “pres” come from?

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

pres (Albanian): I cut, carve, slice, hew; I wait; I expect

Definitions

  1. I cut, carve, slice, hew; I wait; I expect

Ancestry of “pres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianpratja—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprot-to understand

Words derived from “pres”

  • pret
  • mpreh
  • preh
  • shpresoj
  • mbres
  • mbresë
  • shpresë
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