Where does “-ово” come from?

-ово (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

-ово (Ukrainian): son, -s, suffix used in many surnames and placenames, predominately from Russian

Definitions

  1. son, -s, suffix used in many surnames and placenames, predominately from Russian

Ancestry of “-ово”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavic-овъ—
2Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to

Words derived from “-ово”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Old East Slavic -овъ →