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Where does “werdza” come from?

werdza (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wérǵʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

werdza (Proto-Albanian): to instill

Definitions

  1. to instill

Ancestry of “werdza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵʰ-e-ti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “werdza”

  • vjerdh
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