Where does “tatëzot” come from?

tatëzot (Albanian) comes from Albanian zot, from Proto-Albanian w(i)tspáti, from Proto-Indo-European wiḱpótis, from Proto-Indo-European pótnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

tatëzot (Albanian): grandfather, grandpa

Definitions

  1. grandfather, grandpa

Ancestry of “tatëzot”, step by step

tatëzot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian zot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzotmaster, headman; boss, head; Lord, God
2Proto-Albanianw(i)tspáti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiḱpótisclan chief; master of a household; lord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpótnih₂wife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Albanian tatë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantatëfather, dad
2Albanianatëfather; it, that, him, her
3Proto-Albanianat(t)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →