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Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/w(i)tspátnjā

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 Proto-Indo-European *wiḱ-pót-nih₂ (“clan matriarch”), from *wiḱpótis

Noun

*w(i)tspátnjā

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

Derived terms

References
  1. Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 151, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. Λεξικόν της Ρωμαϊκοις και Αρβανητηκής Απλής (Lexicon of the simple Romaic and Arbanitic language), page 113 & 182, by Markos Botsaris
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