Where does “остролист” come from?
остролист (Russian) comes from Russian о́стрый, from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
остролист (Russian): holly
Ancestry of “остролист”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | о́стрый | pointed, sharp; sharp, pointed |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ostrъ | sharp |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | aśras | sharp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂eḱrós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |