Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *awa-rangula from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengh- ‎(“to turn, bend”). Compare Umbrian krenkatrum, cringatro ‎(“belt”), Proto-Slavic *krǫgъ ‎(“circle”) (Russian круг ‎(krug), Old English hrung ‎(“cross-bar, spoke”), hring 'ring'.