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Where does “бистрити” come from?

бистрити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian би̏стар, from Proto-Slavic bystrъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro-.

бистрити (Serbo-Croatian): to clarify; to clear up

Definitions

  1. to clarify; to clear up

Ancestry of “бистрити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianби̏стар—
2Proto-Slavicbystrъquick; penetrating, transparent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūsro-—

Words derived from “бистрити”

  • разбистрити
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūsro- →