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Where does “ostry” come from?

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

ostry (Polish): sharp; hot, spicy; acute

Definitions

  1. sharp; hot, spicy; acute

Ancestry of “ostry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ostry”

  • ostre
  • Ostry
  • Ostrzywilk
  • Ostrach
  • ostrość
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