Where does “stërgjatë” come from?

stërgjatë (Albanian) comes from Albanian stër-, from Proto-Albanian stara, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stërgjatë (Albanian): elongated

Definitions

  1. elongated

Ancestry of “stërgjatë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianstër-grand-; mega-, super-
2Proto-Albanianstara—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Albanian stër- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂-ró-s →