Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *srūma, from Proto-Indo-European *srowmos ‎(“river”), from *srew- ‎(“to flow”). Compare Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα ‎(rheûma, “stream, flow”), Lithuanian srovė ‎(“current, stream”), German Strom ‎(“current, stream”), Icelandic straumur ‎(“current, stream, torrent, flood”), Old English strēam ‎(“a stream, current, flowing water; flood”).