Where does “kryeqytet” come from?

kryeqytet (Albanian) comes from Albanian qytet, from Latin civitas, from Latin civis, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

kryeqytet (Albanian): capital city

Definitions

  1. capital city

Ancestry of “kryeqytet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianqytetcity
2Latincivitascitizenship and its rights; often referring to...
3Latinciviscitizen; a subject
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin civis →