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

njeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Albanian njer

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

via Vulgar Latin *melem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*melem—
2Latinmelhoney; sweetness, pleasantness; darling, sweet,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

Words derived from “njeri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Albanian nera →Every word from Old Albanian njer →