Where does “aštrus” come from?

aštrus (Lithuanian) comes from Old Lithuanian ãštras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aštrus (Lithuanian): sharp; spicy, hot

Definitions

  1. sharp; spicy, hot

Ancestry of “aštrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Lithuanianãštrassharp
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →