Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/stana

This Proto-Albanian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-nó-s, from *steh₂- (to stand). Ultimately a doublet of *stara (modern stër-).

Adjective

*stana

  1. standing

Descendants

  • Old Albanian: shtanse f (animal) (extended)
    • Albanian: shtazë
Unsorted formations

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), “shtãj”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 378