Where does “-ов” come from?
-ов (Bulgarian) comes from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.
-ов (Bulgarian): ’s, -son, -s
Ancestry of “-ов”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | -овъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ovъ | of, belonging to |