Where does “bystrzak” come from?

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

bystrzak (Polish): smart cookie

Definitions

  1. smart cookie

Ancestry of “bystrzak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBystrysmart; bright; shrewd
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 →