Where does “stihji” come from?
stihji (Albanian) comes from Albanian stihi, from Albanian stuhi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tur- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to rotate,...
stihji (Albanian): ghost, phantom
Ancestry of “stihji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | stihi | demoness; dragon that guards a treasure; ghost |
| 2 | Albanian | stuhi | storm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tur- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to rotate,... |