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
Ancestry of “aštrus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Lithuanian | ãštras | sharp |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśras | sharp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂eḱrós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |