Where does “shtëng” come from?

shtëng (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian štanga, from Proto-Indo-European st(h₂)eug- — stiff.

shtëng (Albanian): hardened or pressed matter

Definitions

  1. hardened or pressed matter

Ancestry of “shtëng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianštangahardened or pressed matter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanst(h₂)eug-stiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European st(h₂)eug-Every word from Proto-Albanian štanga
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