Where does “остроу́мный” come from?

остроу́мный (Russian) comes from Russian у́м, from Old East Slavic умъ, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

остроу́мный (Russian): witty

Definitions

  1. witty

Ancestry of “остроу́мный”, step by step

остроу́мный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian у́м

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́мmind
2Old East Slavicумъmind, intellect
3Proto-Slavicumъmind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Russian о́стрый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́стрыйpointed, sharp; sharp, pointed
2Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “остроу́мный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m- →Every word from Proto-Slavic umъ →