English
Ostrovsky
Ostrovsky comes from Russian остров ‘island’, and goes back to Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab-srawas.
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*ab-srawasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ȍstrovъ‘river island’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernостровъ‘island’
- Russianmodernостров‘island’
- Russian, derivedmodernОстровский
- EnglishtodayOstrovsky
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*ab-srawasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ȍstrovъ‘river island’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernостровъ‘island’
- Russianmodernостров‘island’
- Russian, derivedmodernОстровский
- EnglishtodayOstrovsky
The story
Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Jewish surname, borrowed from Островский (Ostrovskij).
Every English word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab-srawas
Today it means
name A surname from Russian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab-srawas / Ostrovsky