Where does “kece” come from?

kece (Albanian) comes from Albanian kec, from Middle High German quec, from Old High German quec, from Proto-West Germanic kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

kece (Albanian): female goat kid

Definitions

  1. female goat kid

Ancestry of “kece”, step by step

kece traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian kec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankecgoat kid less than a year old
2Middle High Germanquec—
3Old High Germanquecquick
4Proto-West Germanickwik(k)walive; lively, quick
5Proto-Germanickwikwazalive; lively, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Albanian e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianeand; also; Third-person singular accusative-case...
2Proto-Slavico(d)—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz →