Where does “ostrowiec” come from?

ostrowiec (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.

ostrowiec (Polish): acrothoracican

Definitions

  1. acrothoracican

Ancestry of “ostrowiec”, step by step

ostrowiec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ostry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishOstrysharp
2Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Polish ostrów

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishostrówA type of river island, with ground relatively...
2Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—

Words derived from “ostrowiec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →