Where does “stërgjysh” come from?
stërgjysh (Albanian) comes from Albanian gjysh, from Proto-Albanian sūša, from Proto-Albanian sūsa, from Proto-Indo-European suHsos, from Proto-Indo-European suHnús, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
stërgjysh (Albanian): great-grandfather
Definitions
- great-grandfather
Ancestry of “stërgjysh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | gjysh | grandfather; honorific term for an elderly man;... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | sūša | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | sūsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | suHsos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | suHnús | son |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |