Where does “rov” come from?

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

rov (Czech): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “rov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechrov—
2Proto-Slavicrovъditch; pitch
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrawas—
4Proto-Indo-European(H)rewH-to dig out, to root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rovъ →