Where does “avelė” come from?

avelė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian avìs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

avelė (Lithuanian): Diminutive of avis

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of avis

Ancestry of “avelė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianavìsewe; sheep
2Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Lithuanian avìs →
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