Where does “shtirë” come from?

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

shtirë (Albanian): false, fake; sterile miscarried; weak, limp

Definitions

  1. false, fake; sterile miscarried; weak, limp

Ancestry of “shtirë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshtiremto feign, simulate
2Proto-Albanianśter-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “shtirë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian śter- →