Where does “овьнъ” come from?

овьнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

Ancestry of “овьнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьnъram
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep

Words derived from “овьнъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьnъ →