Where does “ров” come from?

ров (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ровъ, from Proto-Slavic rovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawas, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- — to dig out, to root.

ров (Russian): ditch, moat, trench, fosse

Definitions

  1. ditch, moat, trench, fosse

Ancestry of “ров”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicровъ—
2Proto-Slavicrovъditch; pitch
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrawas—
4Proto-Indo-European(H)rewH-to dig out, to root

Words derived from “ров”

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