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Where does “darja” come from?

darja (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

darja (Proto-Albanian): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “darja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰóryospig
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “darja”

  • derrkuc
  • derr
  • derk
  • darika
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