Where does “Sova” come from?

Sova (English) comes from Slovak sôvä, from Slovak -ä, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.

Ancestry of “Sova”, step by step

Sova traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak sôvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaksôväowlet, fledgling
2Slovak-äForms nouns for young animals and other...
3Proto-Slavic-ęForms nouns for young animals and other...
4Proto-Indo-European-ę—

via Czech sova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsovaowl
2Old Czechsova—
3Proto-Slavicsovaowl

via Polish Sowa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSowaowl
2Old Polishsowa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ę →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ę →Every word from Slovak -ä →