Where does “rovină” come from?

rovină (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian ровина, from Proto-Slavic *rovina, from Proto-Slavic rovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawas, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- — to dig out, to root.

rovină (Romanian): ravine

Definitions

  1. ravine

Ancestry of “rovină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianровинаman-made ditch, trench, channel
2Proto-Slavic*rovina—
3Proto-Slavicrovъditch; pitch
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrawas—
5Proto-Indo-European(H)rewH-to dig out, to root

Words derived from “rovină”

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