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Where does “rrabe” come from?

rrabe (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian rauba, from Proto-Indo-European roub, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

rrabe (Albanian): rocky desert

Definitions

  1. rocky desert

Ancestry of “rrabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianrauba—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanroub—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel
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