Where does “rrëfej” come from?

rrëfej (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian wretšönj-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

rrëfej (Albanian): to tell

Definitions

  1. to tell

Ancestry of “rrëfej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianwretšönj-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-Every word from Proto-Albanian wretšönj-