Where does “shtizë” come from?
shtizë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shtijë, from Albanian shtie, from Proto-Albanian sterjā, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
shtizë (Albanian): spit, spear
Ancestry of “shtizë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shtijë | spit, spear |
| 2 | Albanian | shtie | to put in, stick in, insert; to pour in, add food... |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | sterjā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |