Where does “kri” come from?

kri (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian kriwi, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥wis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

kri (Albanian): woodworm; furniture beetle

Definitions

  1. woodworm; furniture beetle

Ancestry of “kri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankriwi—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥wisworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥wis →Every word from Proto-Albanian kriwi →