Where does “auns” come from?

auns (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

auns (Latvian): male sheep, ram, tup

Definitions

  1. male sheep, ram, tup

Ancestry of “auns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep

Words derived from “auns”

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