Where does “остряк” come from?
остряк (Russian) comes from Russian -я́к, from Russian -а́к, from Old East Slavic -акъ, from Proto-Slavic -akъ — Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
остряк (Russian): witty person, wit
Ancestry of “остряк”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -я́к | — |
| 2 | Russian | -а́к | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -акъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -akъ | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of... |