Where does “nënkresë” come from?

nënkresë (Albanian) comes from Albanian kresë, 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.

nënkresë (Albanian): pillow

Definitions

  1. pillow

Ancestry of “nënkresë”, step by step

nënkresë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian kresë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankresëpillow
2Albaniankryehead, cranium; brains; life
3Proto-Albaniankryœ—
4Proto-Albaniankrœ̅n—
5Proto-Albaniankrōnahead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱroh₂snomhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Proto-Kartvelian nen-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Kartveliannen-tongue, word
2Old Frisianēnone
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱroh₂snom →Every word from Proto-Albanian krōna →