Where does “jofetar” come from?

jofetar (Albanian) comes from Albanian jo, from Proto-Albanian nio, from Proto-Indo-European nĕ — negative particle.

jofetar (Albanian): nonreligious

Definitions

  1. nonreligious

Ancestry of “jofetar”, step by step

jofetar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianjonegates non-verbal phrases: no, not
2Proto-Albaniannionot, no
3Proto-Indo-Europeannĕnegative particle

via Albanian fetar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfetarreligious; devout, pious
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nĕ →Every word from Proto-Albanian nio →Every word from Albanian jo →