Where does “ovъ” come from?

ovъ (Proto-Slavic) comes 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.

ovъ (Proto-Slavic): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “ovъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicawas
2Classical Persianآواز
3Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “ovъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Middle Persian ʾwʾz