Where does “ostrość” come from?

ostrość (Polish) comes from Polish Ostry, from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ostrość (Polish): acuity; sharpness

Definitions

  1. acuity; sharpness

Ancestry of “ostrość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishOstrysharp
2Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →