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Where does “ostrý” come from?

ostrý (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ostrý (Czech): sharp; hot; strict

Definitions

  1. sharp; hot; strict

Ancestry of “ostrý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ostrý”

  • neostrý
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →