Where does “zot” come from?

zot (Albanian) comes 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.

zot (Albanian): master, headman; boss, head; Lord, God

Definitions

  1. master, headman; boss, head; Lord, God

Ancestry of “zot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →