Where does “owczak” come from?

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

owczak (Polish): sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

Definitions

  1. sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

Ancestry of “owczak”, 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 →