Where does “zëi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zëi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandžediblack
2Proto-Albaniandžedíja—
3Proto-Albaniangʷedijos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷoh₁dʰo-—

Words derived from “zëi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰo- →Every word from Proto-Albanian gʷedijos →Every word from Proto-Albanian džedíja →