Where does “fjalëkryq” come from?
fjalëkryq (Albanian) comes from Albanian kryq, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
fjalëkryq (Albanian): crossword
Ancestry of “fjalëkryq”, step by step
fjalëkryq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian kryq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | kryq | cross |
| 2 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via Albanian fjalë
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | fjalë | word |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | spelā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |