Where does “agneț” come from?

agneț (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic агньчь, from Latin agnus, from Proto-Italic agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

agneț (Romanian): piece of the communion wafer from which the host is cut

Definitions

  1. piece of the communion wafer from which the host is cut

Ancestry of “agneț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicагньчь—
2Latinagnusa lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice
3Proto-Italicagʷnoslamb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Italic agʷnos →