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Where does “ostrov” come from?

ostrov (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

ostrov (Romanian): ait; island

Definitions

  1. ait; island

Ancestry of “ostrov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →