Where does “erëzë” come from?

erëzë (Albanian) comes from Albanian zë, from Old Albanian zan, from Proto-Albanian džeina, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

erëzë (Albanian): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “erëzë”, step by step

erëzë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzëvoice; characteristic sound of something;...
2Old Albanianzan—
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

via Albanian erë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianerëwind; smell
2Latinaereablative singular of āēr; ablative singular of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian džeina →Every word from Old Albanian zan →