Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/dzwāptnjā

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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

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