Where does “o.” come from?

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

o. (Serbo-Croatian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “o.”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianostrvoisland
2Proto-Slavicostrovъstreamlined; river island; island
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrow-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strow- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ostrvo →