Where does “rrënzë” come from?
rrënzë (Albanian) comes from Albanian rrënjë, from Proto-Albanian wradnjā, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₂dnih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₂dnyo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Ancestry of “rrënzë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | rrënjë | root |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | wradnjā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥h₂dnih₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥h₂dnyo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |