Where does “patjetër” come from?

patjetër (Albanian) comes from Albanian pa, from Proto-Albanian apā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

patjetër (Albanian): by all means, definitely

Definitions

  1. by all means, definitely

Ancestry of “patjetër”, step by step

patjetër traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpawithout; thus, then, so
2Proto-Albanianapāaway
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Albanian tjetër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantjetërother, another
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Albanian apā →Every word from Albanian pa →