Where does “qytezë” come from?

qytezë (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.

qytezë (Albanian): small town

Definitions

  1. small town

Ancestry of “qytezë”, step by step

qytezë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian qytet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianqytetcity
2Latincivitascitizenship and its rights; often referring to...
3Latinciviscitizen; a subject
4Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Albanian zë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzëvoice; characteristic sound of something;...
2Old Albanianzan—
3Proto-Albaniandžeina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin civis →