Where does “kryeurë” come from?

kryeurë (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.

kryeurë (Albanian): bridgehead

Definitions

  1. bridgehead

Ancestry of “kryeurë”, step by step

kryeurë 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 urë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianurëbridge; axletree; wooden underpart of an ox-yoke...
2Proto-Albanianwarā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱroh₂snom →Every word from Proto-Albanian krōna →