Where does “ožkaganys” come from?

ožkaganys (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian ganyti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

ožkaganys (Lithuanian): goatherd

Definitions

  1. goatherd

Ancestry of “ožkaganys”, step by step

ožkaganys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian ganyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianganytito herd, to drive; to feed, to let eat, to graze,...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgánīˀteito pasture; to prosecute
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via Lithuanian ožkà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianožkàfemale goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei