Where does “jehnec” come from?

jehnec (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic agnьcь, from Proto-Slavic àgnę, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

jehnec (Czech): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “jehnec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicagnьcьlamb
2Proto-Slavicàgnęlamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Slavic àgnę →