Where does “jometal” come from?

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

jometal (Albanian): nonmetal

Definitions

  1. nonmetal

Ancestry of “jometal”, step by step

jometal 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 metal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmetalmetal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nĕ →Every word from Proto-Albanian nio →Every word from Albanian jo →
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