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Where does “artsa” come from?

artsa (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

Ancestry of “artsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “artsa”

  • arrç
  • arinj
  • ari
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