Where does “Kryezi” come from?

Kryezi (Albanian) comes from Albanian krye, from Proto-Albanian kryœ, from Proto-Albanian krœ̅n, from Proto-Albanian krōna, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroh₂snom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “Kryezi”, step by step

Kryezi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian krye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankryehead, cranium; brains; life
2Proto-Albaniankryœ—
3Proto-Albaniankrœ̅n—
4Proto-Albaniankrōnahead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱroh₂snomhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Albanian zi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianziblack
2Albanianzëi—
3Proto-Albaniandžediblack
4Proto-Albaniandžedíja—
5Proto-Albaniangʷedijos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷoh₁dʰo-—

Words derived from “Kryezi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱroh₂snom →Every word from Proto-Albanian krōna →