Where does “овъ” come from?

овъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awas, from Classical Persian آواز, from Middle Persian ʾwʾz, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

овъ (Old East Slavic): this, that

Definitions

  1. this, that

Ancestry of “овъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovъthis
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawas—
3Classical Persianآواز—
4Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Middle Persian ʾwʾz →