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Where does “rribë” come from?

rribë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian wribā, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rribë (Albanian): gale, wind; waterfall, torrent

Definitions

  1. gale, wind; waterfall, torrent

Ancestry of “rribë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianwribā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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