Where does “острів” come from?

острів (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European strow-.

острів (Ukrainian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “острів”, step by step

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

Words derived from “острів”

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