Where does “uiar” come from?
uiar (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian oai, from Latin ovem, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.
uiar (Aromanian): shepherd, sheepherder
Ancestry of “uiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aromanian | oai | sheep; ewe |
| 2 | Latin | ovem | accusative singular of ovis; first-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | owis | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ówis | sheep |