Where does “bystrość” come from?

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

bystrość (Polish): shrewdness, acumen

Definitions

  1. shrewdness, acumen

Ancestry of “bystrość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbystrośćrapidity
2Old Polishbystryrapid
3Proto-Slavicbystrъquick; penetrating, transparent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūsro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bystrъ →Every word from Old Polish bystry →