Where does “бистрина” come from?
бистрина (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian би̏стар, from Proto-Slavic bystrъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro-.
бистрина (Serbo-Croatian): clarity; cleverness
Ancestry of “бистрина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | би̏стар | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bystrъ | quick; penetrating, transparent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūsro- | — |