Where does “syzi” come from?

syzi (Albanian) comes from Albanian zi, from Albanian zëi, from Proto-Albanian džedi, from Proto-Albanian džedíja, from Proto-Albanian gʷedijos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰo-.

syzi (Albanian): black-eyed

Definitions

  1. black-eyed

Ancestry of “syzi”, step by step

syzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianziblack
2Albanianzëi—
3Proto-Albaniandžediblack
4Proto-Albaniandžedíja—
5Proto-Albaniangʷedijos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷoh₁dʰo-—

via Albanian sy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniansyeye
2Proto-Albanianasī—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷih₁nominative/vocative/accusative dual of *h₃ókʷs
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰo- →Every word from Proto-Albanian gʷedijos →Every word from Proto-Albanian džedíja →
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