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Where does “jěhně” come from?

jěhně (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic agnę, from Proto-Slavic agnъ, from Proto-Baltic ōgnas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “jěhně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicagnęlamb
2Proto-Slavicagnъ—
3Proto-Balticōgnas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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