Where does “owca” come from?

owca (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

owca (Polish): sheep, ovine; ewe

Definitions

  1. sheep, ovine; ewe

Ancestry of “owca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
2Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “owca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →