Where does “овьца” come from?

овьца (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

овьца (Old Church Slavonic): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “овьца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
2Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →