Where does “rów” come from?

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

rów (Polish): trench, ditch; butt crack

Definitions

  1. trench, ditch; butt crack

Ancestry of “rów”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrovъditch; pitch
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrawas—
3Proto-Indo-European(H)rewH-to dig out, to root

Words derived from “rów”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rovъ →