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Where does “ястреб” come from?

ястреб (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *àstrę̄bъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ṓˀśuptrembas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōḱú-pth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ястреб (Russian): hawk; hawk, warmonger

Definitions

  1. hawk; hawk, warmonger

Ancestry of “ястреб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*àstrę̄bъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicṓˀśuptrembas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōḱú-pth₂r̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →