Where does “bëstri” come from?

bëstri (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

bëstri (Kashubian): rapid, swift

Definitions

  1. rapid, swift

Ancestry of “bëstri”, step by step

bëstri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic pьstrъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
2Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Proto-Slavic bystrъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbystrъquick; penetrating, transparent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūsro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras →