Where does “бы́стрый” come from?

бы́стрый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic быстрыи, from Proto-Slavic bystrъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro-.

бы́стрый (Russian): fast, quick, speedy, rapid

Definitions

  1. fast, quick, speedy, rapid

Ancestry of “бы́стрый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбыстрыи—
2Proto-Slavicbystrъquick; penetrating, transparent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūsro-—

Words derived from “бы́стрый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bystrъ →Every word from Old East Slavic быстрыи →