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
Ancestry of “остров”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | островъ | island |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ostrovъ | streamlined; river island; island |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | strow- | — |