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Where does “ostrog” come from?

ostrog (English) comes from Russian остро́г.

ostrog (English): A small Russian fort, typically wooden, encircled...

Definitions

  1. A small Russian fort, typically wooden, encircled...

Ancestry of “ostrog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianостро́г—
Every word from Russian остро́г →