Where does “Bystry” come from?

Bystry (Polish) comes from Old Polish bystry, from Proto-Slavic bystrъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro-.

Bystry (Polish): smart; bright; shrewd

Definitions

  1. smart; bright; shrewd

Ancestry of “Bystry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbystryrapid
2Proto-Slavicbystrъquick; penetrating, transparent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūsro-—

Words derived from “Bystry”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bystrъ →Every word from Old Polish bystry →