Where does “vështirë” come from?
vështirë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shtirë, from Albanian shtirem, from Proto-Albanian śter-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
vështirë (Albanian): difficult
Ancestry of “vështirë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | shtirë | false, fake; sterile miscarried; weak, limp |
| 2 | Albanian | shtirem | to feign, simulate |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | śter- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |