Where does “ров” come from?

ров (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic rovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawas, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- — to dig out, to root.

ров (Bulgarian): ditch, moat, trench, fosse (defensive ditch)

Definitions

  1. ditch, moat, trench, fosse (defensive ditch)

Ancestry of “ров”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrovъditch; pitch
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrawas
3Proto-Indo-European(H)rewH-to dig out, to root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawasEvery word from Proto-Slavic rovъ