pajtoj

Pronunciation: /pajˈtɔj/

“pajtoj” is an Albanian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

to re-establish, agree
to adopt, match, reconcile (views, attitudes); to agree with (someone/something)
to calm down; to settle with (fate, situation, destiny, deal)
to conciliate (blood feud)
to reconcile (blood feud), appease
to hire, engage
to pay off (salary, rent)

Etymology

From pajt (“thanks to”) + -oj. According to Meyer and Miklosich "pajtoj" was borrowed from (unattested) Vulgar Latin *pāctāre, which derived from Latin pāx (“peace”). Latin pāx was borrowed into Albanian as paqe (“peace”) - from which actually the alternative terms paqtoj and paqoj derived. Orel derives Albanian pajt (“thanks to”) to Latin (ablative) pactō; cf. Latin hoc pactō (“this way”), Latin…

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