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Where does “ardzai” come from?

ardzai (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃órǵʰii̯a, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erǵʰi- — testicle.

Ancestry of “ardzai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órǵʰii̯a—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle

Words derived from “ardzai”

  • herdhe
  • çerdhe
  • çerdhë
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