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Where does “derna” come from?

derna (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European dr̥-néH-ti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

derna (Proto-Albanian): to destroy

Definitions

  1. to destroy

Ancestry of “derna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandr̥-néH-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “derna”

  • këndirr
  • djerr
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