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