Where does “rova” come from?

rova (Veps) comes from Russian ров, 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.

rova (Veps): ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch

Ancestry of “rova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianровditch, moat, trench, fosse
2Old East Slavicровъ—
3Proto-Slavicrovъditch; pitch
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrawas—
5Proto-Indo-European(H)rewH-to dig out, to root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rewH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rawas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rovъ →