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
- woodworm; furniture beetle
Ancestry of “kri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | kriwi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥wis | worm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |