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Where does “бистър” come from?

бистър (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic бꙑстръ, from Proto-Slavic bystrъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro-.

бистър (Bulgarian): clear, limpid, pellucid; transparent; lucid,...

Definitions

  1. clear, limpid, pellucid; transparent; lucid,...

Ancestry of “бистър”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбꙑстръ—
2Proto-Slavicbystrъquick; penetrating, transparent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūsro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro- →