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
- sharpener; pencil sharpener; grinder
Ancestry of “ostrzałka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | ostrzyć | to sharpen, to make sharp |
| 2 | Polish | Ostry | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ostrъ | sharp |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśras | sharp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂eḱrós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |