Where does “vesioinas” come from?
vesioinas (Finnish) comes from Finnish oinas, from Proto-Finnic oinas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.
vesioinas (Finnish): hydraulic ram
Ancestry of “vesioinas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oinas | ram; wether; Aries |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oinas | ram; wether |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | awinas | ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃éwis | sheep |