Where does “ôstry” come from?

ôstry (Silesian) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ôstry (Silesian): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “ôstry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →