Where does “shteroj” come from?
shteroj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shter, from Albanian ter, from Proto-Albanian taura, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
shteroj (Albanian): I dry up, run dry; I exhaust
Definitions
- I dry up, run dry; I exhaust
Ancestry of “shteroj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shter | to dry up, run dry; to exhaust |
| 2 | Albanian | ter | bull; I dry, dry off |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | taura | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |