Where does “kryegjahtar” come from?

kryegjahtar (Albanian) comes from Albanian krye, from Proto-Albanian kryœ, from Proto-Albanian krœ̅n, from Proto-Albanian krōna, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroh₂snom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

kryegjahtar (Albanian): experienced hunter heading a hunting party

Definitions

  1. experienced hunter heading a hunting party

Ancestry of “kryegjahtar”, step by step

kryegjahtar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian krye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankryehead, cranium; brains; life
2Proto-Albaniankryœ—
3Proto-Albaniankrœ̅n—
4Proto-Albaniankrōnahead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱroh₂snomhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Albanian gjahtar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjahtarhunter
2Albaniangjahhunting, hunt, chase; prey, game; fugitive
3Proto-Albanianjagahunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeǵʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱroh₂snom →Every word from Proto-Albanian krōna →
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