Where does “острво” come from?

острво (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

острво (Serbo-Croatian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “острво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—

Words derived from “острво”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →