Where does “kryemadh” come from?
kryemadh (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.
kryemadh (Albanian): big-headed
Ancestry of “kryemadh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | krye | head, cranium; brains; life |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | kryœ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | krœ̅n | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | krōna | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱroh₂snom | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |