Where does “uwija” come from?

uwija (Quechua) comes from Spanish oveja, from Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

uwija (Quechua): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “uwija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishovejasheep
2Old Spanishouejasheep, ewe
3LatinoviculaDiminutive of ovis; little sheep; little sheep
4Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
5Proto-Italicowissheep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →