Where does “avene” come from?

avene (Latvian) comes from Latvian avs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

avene (Latvian): raspberry

Definitions

  1. raspberry

Ancestry of “avene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianavsewe
2Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Latvian avs →