Where does “pështiros” come from?

pështiros (Albanian) comes from Albanian pështirë, from Albanian shtirë, from Albanian shtirem, from Proto-Albanian śter-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

pështiros (Albanian): to disgust

Definitions

  1. to disgust

Ancestry of “pështiros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianpështirëloathsome, repugnant
2Albanianshtirëfalse, fake; sterile miscarried; weak, limp
3Albanianshtiremto feign, simulate
4Proto-Albanianśter-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian śter- →