Where does “shtarë” come from?

shtarë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shtarët, from Proto-Albanian stara, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

shtarë (Albanian): bitter; too salty; poisonous

Definitions

  1. bitter; too salty; poisonous

Ancestry of “shtarë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshtarëtbitter; too salty
2Proto-Albanianstara—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Albanian stara →
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