Where does “αμνός” come from?

αμνός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμνός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

αμνός (Greek): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “αμνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμνόςlamb
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμνός →