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

  1. third-person singular of pres: he/she/it cuts;...

Ancestry of “pret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianpresI cut, carve, slice, hew; I wait; I expect
2Proto-Albanianpratja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprot-to understand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prot- →Every word from Proto-Albanian pratja →Every word from Albanian pres →