Where does “остров” come from?

остров (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic островъ, from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

остров (Bulgarian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “остров”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicостровъisland
2Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—

Words derived from “остров”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic островъ →