Where does “pret” come from?
pret (Albanian) comes from Albanian pres, from Proto-Albanian pratja, from Proto-Indo-European prot- — to understand.
pret (Albanian): third-person singular of pres: he/she/it cuts;...
Definitions
- third-person singular of pres: he/she/it cuts;...
Ancestry of “pret”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | pres | I cut, carve, slice, hew; I wait; I expect |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | pratja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | prot- | to understand |