shteg

Albanian

Etymology

• From Proto-Albanian *staiga, from Proto-Indo-European *stóygʰos (“way”), from *steygʰ-. Cognate to Ancient Greek στοῖχος (stoîkhos, “line, row”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), Latvian staigāt (“to walk”) or Latvian pastaĩga (“a walk”).

• From earlier shtek, from Proto-Albanian *śtaigʉh, from Proto-Indo-European *stóygʰos < *steygʰ- (“to climb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃtɛɡ]

Noun

shteg m (plural shtigje, definite shtegu, definite plural shtigjet)

1. path

Derived terms

• shtegth