Where does “bov” come from?
bov (Romani) comes from Old Armenian բով, from Proto-Indo-European bʰō-.
bov (Romani): oven, stove
Ancestry of “bov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | բով | furnace; crucible, melting pot; censer |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰō- | — |