Nature

island

Source:*ostrovъProto-Slaviccertain

Probably 'land in the current', from *o- 'around' and the root of *struja 'current, stream'.

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island

Polish

wyspa

ˈvɨspa

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Russian
о́стровostrov
ˈostrəfinherited
Ukrainian
о́стрівostriv
ˈɔstrʲiwinherited
Polish
wyspa
ˈvɨspadifferent word · Polish, from wysypać 'to heap up, pour out'
The cognate lives on in place names such as Ostrów.
Czech
ostrov
ˈostrofinherited
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
ostrvoострво
ˈostr̩voinherited
Standard-specific words: otok (Croatian) — From *otokъ, land the water flows around; Bosnian uses both.
English
island