Where does “о́стров” come from?

о́стров (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic островъ, from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

о́стров (Russian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “о́стров”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicостровъrock
2Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—

Words derived from “о́стров”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →Every word from Old East Slavic островъ →