shtëng

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *štanga, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *st(h₂)eug-. Compare Sanskrit स्त्यायते (styāyate, “it hardens”), Ancient Greek στῖον (stîon, “pebble”), Russian стена́ (stená, “wall”), Old English stān (“stone”). Alternatively cognate to Old Norse stinga (“to put, to stick”), Lithuanian sténgiu, sténgti (“to be able”), stingt (“it hardens”).

Noun

shtëng m

1. hardened or pressed matter

Related terms

• shtang