Where does “poloostrov” come from?
poloostrov (Czech) comes from Czech ostrov, from Old Czech ostrov, from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.
poloostrov (Czech): peninsula
Ancestry of “poloostrov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | ostrov | island |
| 2 | Old Czech | ostrov | island |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ostrovъ | streamlined; river island; island |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strow- | — |