Where does “hajnjeri” come from?

hajnjeri (Albanian) comes from Albanian njeri, from Old Albanian njer, from Proto-Albanian nera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

hajnjeri (Albanian): cyclops; a mythological one-eyed man with a big body

Definitions

  1. cyclops; a mythological one-eyed man with a big body

Ancestry of “hajnjeri”, step by step

hajnjeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian njeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannjeriman; human, person, individual; anyone
2Old Albaniannjer—
3Proto-Albanianneraman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy

via Albanian ha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianhaactive voice; I eat; I gnaw, consume, wear out
2Proto-AlbanianedaI eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Albanian nera →Every word from Old Albanian njer →