Where does “striga” come from?
striga (Slovak) comes from Romanian strigă, from Latin strīga, from Proto-Italic strigā, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
striga (Slovak): witch; demon
Ancestry of “striga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | strigă | barn owl; an evil spirit or ghost; a death's-head... |
| 2 | Latin | strīga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | strigā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |