Where does “ровъ” come from?
ровъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic rovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawas, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- — to dig out, to root.
ровъ (Old Church Slavonic): hole, ditch
Ancestry of “ровъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rovъ | ditch; pitch |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rawas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rewH- | to dig out, to root |