Where does “овца” come from?

овца (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

овца (Macedonian): sheep; an insult for a naive, foolish person

Definitions

  1. sheep; an insult for a naive, foolish person

Ancestry of “овца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
2Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “овца

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówisEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwisEvery word from Proto-Slavic ovьca
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