zota

• (religion): Zojzi — archaic

• From Proto-Albanian *dzwāpt, from *w(i)tspáti, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱpótis (“clan leader”) (compare Lithuanian viēšpats, Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vīspaⁱti)), compound of *weyḱ- (“clan, extended family”) (compare Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house (clan)”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚 (viθ, “royal court”)) and *pótis (“master”) (compare Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis, “husband”), Tocharian A pats (“husband”)).
• From an old compound for "Sky father": Proto-Albanian *dźie̅u ̊ + *a(t)t-, from *dyew- (“sky”) +‎ *átta (“father”), compare Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́), Proto-Italic *djous patēr (whence Latin Iuppiter), Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter).^[1] The radical zot contains the zero-grade radical of Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.^[2]

• IPA^(key): /zɔta/

zota m

1. master, headman
2. boss, head
3. (religion) Lord, God
4. sir, mister
5. landowner, owner of a wealthy estate
6. lord, head of a wealthy family with servants

• Tosk: zonjë

• pronar
• Gheg: zôjë