Where does “jehněčí” come from?
jehněčí (Czech) comes from Czech jehně, from Old Czech jěhně, from Proto-Slavic agnę, from Proto-Slavic agnъ, from Proto-Baltic ōgnas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
jehněčí (Czech): lamb
Definitions
- lamb
Ancestry of “jehněčí”, step by step
jehněčí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech jehně
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | jehně | lamb |
| 2 | Old Czech | jěhně | lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | agnę | lamb |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | agnъ | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | ōgnas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via Proto-Slavic *agnęťьjь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *agnęťьjь | — |