Zojz

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.[1][2][3] Cognates stemming from the noun *dyḗws with a similar phonological development are the Messapic Zis and Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). In Albanian, Messapic, and Greek, the original cluster *di̯ of *di̯ḗu̯s underwent affrication to *dz.[3][2] In Albanian it further assibilated into *z.[3] Other Indo-European cognates are the Sanskrit द्यौस् (dyaús) and Latin Iovis.

Probably related to Albanian zot, which has been analysed as an ancient Albanian compound for "Sky father": Proto-Albanian *dźie̅u ̊ + *a(t)t-, from *dyew- (“sky”) +‎ *átta (“father”), compare Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́), Proto-Italic *djous patēr (whence Latin Iuppiter), Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter).[4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɔːjz/

Noun

Zojz m (plural Zojzë, definite Zojzi, definite plural Zojzit)

  1. (Albanian mythology): sky and lightning god, Supreme being, God

Declension
Declension of Zojz
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative Zojz Zojzë Zojzi Zojzët
accusative Zojzin
dative Zojzi Zojzëve Zojzit Zojzëvet
ablative Zojzësh

See also

References
  1. Mann, Stuart E. (1952) “The Indo-European Consonants in Albanian”, in Language, volume 28, number 1, Linguistic Society of America, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 31–40 p. 32
  2. Søborg, Tobias Mosbæk (2020) Sigmatic Verbal Formations in Anatolian and Indo-European: A Cladistic Study (Thesis)‎, University of Copenhagen, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics
  3. Hyllested, Adam, Joseph, Brian D. (2022) “Albanian”, in Olander, Thomas, editor, The Indo-European Language Family : A Phylogenetic Perspective, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 223–245 p. 232
  4. Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 431-2
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