Where does “фыс” come from?

фыс (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian pácu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

фыс (Ossetian): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “фыс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpáculivestock, animal
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →