Where does “овчиште” come from?

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

Ancestry of “овчиште”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianовцаsheep; an insult for a naive, foolish person
2Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →