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Where does “śt(a)rē-” come from?

śt(a)rē- (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “śt(a)rē-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “śt(a)rē-”

  • vështroj
  • shtrazë
  • shtrosë
  • shtroj
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