Where does “ostrovid” come from?

ostrovid (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.

ostrovid (Czech): any creature with excellent vision

Definitions

  1. any creature with excellent vision

Ancestry of “ostrovid”, step by step

ostrovid 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 vidět

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvidětto see
2Proto-Slavicvidětito see
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →