Where does “овен” come from?

овен (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic овьнъ, from Proto-Slavic ovьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

овен (Bulgarian): ram; Aries

Definitions

  1. ram; Aries

Ancestry of “овен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicовьнъ—
2Proto-Slavicovьnъram
3Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьnъ →
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