Where does “shtojzovalle” come from?
shtojzovalle (Albanian) comes from Albanian zot, from Proto-Albanian w(i)tspáti, from Proto-Indo-European wiḱpótis, from Proto-Indo-European pótnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
shtojzovalle (Albanian): fairy; imagined as a beautiful girl with supernatural powers that lives in forests and mountains while dancing and singing
Definitions
- fairy; imagined as a beautiful girl with supernatural powers that lives in forests and mountains while dancing and singing
Ancestry of “shtojzovalle”, step by step
shtojzovalle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian zot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | zot | master, headman; boss, head; Lord, God |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | w(i)tspáti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wiḱpótis | clan chief; master of a household; lord |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pótnih₂ | wife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |