Where does “Shëngjin” come from?

Shëngjin (Albanian) comes from West Frisian gjin, from Proto-Germanic nehw ainaz — nor one.

Ancestry of “Shëngjin”, step by step

Shëngjin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian gjin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiangjinno, none
2Proto-Germanicnehw ainaznor one

via Albanian shën

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshënsaint

Words derived from “Shëngjin

Every word from Proto-Germanic nehw ainazEvery word from West Frisian gjin