↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.145
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian*driϑ-, from Proto-Indo-European*ǵhr(i)sd(h) '(kind of) cereals; barley'. Cognate to Ancient Greek κριθή(krithḗ, “barley”) and Old High German gersta(“barley”). Probably an old Wanderwort[1].