Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/dzwāptnjā

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

From earlier *w(i)tspátnjā, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱ-pót-nih₂ (“clan matriarch”), from *wiḱpótis (compare Lithuanian viešpatni (“lady”)), compound of *weyḱ- (“clan, kindred”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚 (viθ, “royal court”)) and *pótnih₂ (compare Ancient Greek πότνια (pótnia)), feminine of *pótis (“master”).

Noun

*dzwāptnjā

1. lady
2. lady in a wealthy family with servants
3. madam

Derived terms

• *džotnja
  • (Tosk) zonjë
  • (Gheg) zôjë, zoj, ɛoi
  • (Arvanite) ζόνηε, ζόgne