Where does “avininkas” come from?

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

avininkas (Lithuanian): sheepfold; sheepherder, shepherd

Definitions

  1. sheepfold; sheepherder, shepherd

Ancestry of “avininkas”, 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 →