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Where does “resë” come from?

resë (Albanian) comes from Albanian re, from Proto-Albanian raida, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

resë (Albanian): envy; guard; bud

Definitions

  1. envy; guard; bud

Ancestry of “resë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianrecloud; haze, mist; overcast
2Proto-Albanianraida—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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