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Where does “vrëndë” come from?

vrëndë (Albanian) comes from Albanian vëndër, from Proto-Albanian ŭ(n)dərā, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vrëndë (Albanian): light rain

Definitions

  1. light rain

Ancestry of “vrëndë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianvëndër—
2Proto-Albanianŭ(n)dərā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
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