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Where does “xbut” come from?

xbut (Albanian) comes from Albanian butë, from Proto-Albanian bukta-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeugʰ- — to bend, bow; to take away, deliver.

Ancestry of “xbut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbutësoft, gentle, mild; tender , sensitive; meek,...
2Proto-Albanianbukta-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeugʰ-to bend, bow; to take away, deliver

Words derived from “xbut”

  • xbunjë
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