Where does “ostrov” come from?

ostrov (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

ostrov (Old Czech): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “ostrov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—

Words derived from “ostrov”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →
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