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Where does “rrafshoj” come from?

rrafshoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian rrafsh, from Albanian rrah — to strike, beat; grubbed out land.

rrafshoj (Albanian): I make even, flat, level to the ground

Definitions

  1. I make even, flat, level to the ground

Ancestry of “rrafshoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianrrafshplain, flat area, field; flatland; field
2Albanianrrahto strike, beat; grubbed out land
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