Where does “oai” come from?

oai (Aromanian) comes from Latin ovem, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

oai (Aromanian): sheep; ewe

Definitions

  1. sheep; ewe

Ancestry of “oai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinovemaccusative singular of ovis; first-person...
2Proto-Italicowissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “oai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovem →