Where does “owczyna” come from?

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

owczyna (Polish): mutton, sheepmeat

Definitions

  1. mutton, sheepmeat

Ancestry of “owczyna”, 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 →