Where does “ostrzałka” come from?

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

ostrzałka (Polish): sharpener; pencil sharpener; grinder

Definitions

  1. sharpener; pencil sharpener; grinder

Ancestry of “ostrzałka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishostrzyćto sharpen, to make sharp
2PolishOstrysharp
3Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
4Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →