Where does “shtrosë” come from?

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

shtrosë (Albanian): goat hide

Definitions

  1. goat hide

Ancestry of “shtrosë”, step by step

shtrosë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian shtroj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshtrojto spread, scatter, lay down
2Proto-Albanianśt(a)rē-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Albanian se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniansethat, as, when
2Proto-Albaniantśe(i)—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian śt(a)rē- →