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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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →