Where does “dersa” come from?
dersa (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European ĝhersos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.
Ancestry of “dersa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ĝhersos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰers- | stiff; surprised |