Where does “ostroretka” come from?

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

ostroretka (Czech): common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)

Definitions

  1. common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)

Ancestry of “ostroretka”, step by step

ostroretka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ostrý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechostrýsharp; hot; strict
2Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Czech ret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechretlip
2Old Czechretlip
3Proto-Slavicrъtъbeak, tooth; cliff, hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →
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