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

Definitions

  1. peninsula

Ancestry of “poloostrov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechostrovisland
2Old Czechostrovisland
3Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—

Words derived from “poloostrov”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →Every word from Old Czech ostrov →
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