zotëni

Albanian

Etymology

Disputed etymology.

From Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“homestead”) +‎ *pótis (“master”).[1]
From *déyw-o- +‎ *átta (“father”), see zot for further information.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zɔtəni/

Noun

zotëni m

mister, gentleman
lord, sir

Related terms

zot
zoti
zotëri

References

Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 193, 371
Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 431-2

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