Where does “ushtroj” come from?

ushtroj (Albanian) comes from Albanian ushtar, from Albanian ushtë, from Albanian ushtëtar — spear bearer.

ushtroj (Albanian): to exercise (use, call upon)

Definitions

  1. to exercise (use, call upon)

Ancestry of “ushtroj”, step by step

ushtroj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian ushtar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianushtarsoldier
2Albanianushtëlong spear; ear
3Albanianushtëtarspear bearer

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

Words derived from “ushtroj”

Every word from Albanian ushtëtar →Every word from Albanian ushtë →Every word from Albanian ushtar →