Where does “vrapoj” come from?
vrapoj (Albanian) comes from Albanian vrap, from Proto-Albanian awa-rapa, from Proto-Albanian repa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
vrapoj (Albanian): I run
Ancestry of “vrapoj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | vrap | running, race; to run; to hasten, race |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | awa-rapa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | repa | to peel, tear off; to peel, strip off; to strip... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |