Where does “krin” come from?

krin (Albanian) comes from Italian crine, from Latin crīnis, from Proto-Italic kriznis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

krin (Albanian): mane

Definitions

  1. mane

Ancestry of “krin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrinehorsehair; mane, crest
2Latincrīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume
3Proto-Italickriznishair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic kriznis →Every word from Latin crīnis →