zotëni

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Albanian

Etymology

Disputed etymology. Mallory has Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“homestead”) +‎ *pótis (“master”).[1] Demiraj has 'zot' coming from *déyw-o- +‎ *átta (“father”).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

zotëni m

  1. mister, gentleman
  2. lord, sir

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture by J. P. Mallory, Douglas Q. Adams, 1997: pages 193 and 371
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 431-2
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