Where does “bystrzyna” come from?

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

bystrzyna (Polish): riffle, rapids

Definitions

  1. riffle, rapids

Ancestry of “bystrzyna”, 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 →