brez

Albanian

noun
Definitions
  • belt, girdle, waistband
  • sash
  • waistline, midriff
  • (by extension) climatic zone
  • (by extension) generation, bloodline

Etymology

Suffix from Albanian *bren derived from Proto-Albanian *breuna derived from Proto-Indo-European *breun-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*breun-

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