Where does “ἀρνίον” come from?

ἀρνίον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀρήν, from Proto-Hellenic warḗn, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

ἀρνίον (Ancient Greek): little ram, little lamb; sheep-skin, fleece

Definitions

  1. little ram, little lamb; sheep-skin, fleece

Ancestry of “ἀρνίον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρήνa lamb; a sheep, whether ram or ewe; shunted ears...
2Proto-Hellenicwarḗnlamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁ḗnlamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

Words derived from “ἀρνίον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn →Every word from Proto-Hellenic warḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρήν →