Where does “owczę” come from?

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

owczę (Polish): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “owczę”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishowcasheep, ovine; ewe
2Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →
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