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Where does “shtyj” come from?

shtyj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shtynj, from Proto-Albanian stūdnja, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

shtyj (Albanian): I push , jostle, shove, nudge; I propel, repel; I...

Definitions

  1. I push , jostle, shove, nudge; I propel, repel; I...

Ancestry of “shtyj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshtynjto push
2Proto-Albanianstūdnja—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
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