Where does “остров” come from?

остров (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

остров (Macedonian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “остров”, 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 →