Where does “shtrazë” come from?

shtrazë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shtroj, from Proto-Albanian śt(a)rē-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

shtrazë (Albanian): base, bed

Definitions

  1. base, bed

Ancestry of “shtrazë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshtrojto spread, scatter, lay down
2Proto-Albanianśt(a)rē-
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Albanian śt(a)rē-