Where does “òstrów” come from?

òstrów (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

òstrów (Kashubian): island land surrounded by water

Definitions

  1. island land surrounded by water

Ancestry of “òstrów”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →