Where does “Rostov” come from?
Rostov is an English name for a Russian city, from Russian Росто́в, of uncertain origin.
Ancestry of “Rostov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | рост | growth; growth, increase, rise; height, stature |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ростъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | orstъ | growth |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | slàva | fame; glory; glory, fame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |