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Where does “njeri” come from?

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

njeri (Albanian): man; human, person, individual; anyone

Definitions

  1. man; human, person, individual; anyone

Ancestry of “njeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Albaniannjer—
2Proto-Albaniannera—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
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