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Where does “dranjā” come from?

dranjā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian drani, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.

Ancestry of “dranjā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandranideer, stag
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₁n-—

Words derived from “dranjā”

  • drenjë
  • dreng
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