Where does “oinas” come from?

oinas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic oinas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

oinas (Finnish): ram; wether; Aries

Definitions

  1. ram; wether; Aries

Ancestry of “oinas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicoinasram; wether
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep

Words derived from “oinas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas →Every word from Proto-Finnic oinas →