Where does “štriga” come from?
štriga (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Venetian striga, from Latin striga, from Latin strix, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
štriga (Serbo-Croatian): witch, hag; earwig
Definitions
- witch, hag; earwig
Ancestry of “štriga”, step by step
štriga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Venetian striga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | striga | witch, sorceress |
| 2 | Latin | striga | A female evil spirit, nocturnal apparition; a... |
| 3 | Latin | strix | The screech-owl, a bird of ill omen believed to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via Albanian shtrigë
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | shtrigë | Shtriga, a vampiric witch in traditional Albanian... |
| 2 | Latin | strīga | female evil spirit or nocturnal apparition |
| 3 | Latin | strīx | a kind of owl, probably the screech-owl |
via Italian Strega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Strega | Strega |