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Where does “zôjë” come from?

zôjë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

zôjë (Albanian): lady; madam

Definitions

  1. lady; madam

Ancestry of “zôjë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
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