Where does “oime” come from?

oime (Romanian) comes from Romanian oaie, from Latin ovem, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

oime (Romanian): sheepdom

Definitions

  1. sheepdom

Ancestry of “oime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoaiesheep; ewe, female sheep
2Latinovemaccusative singular of ovis; first-person...
3Proto-Italicowissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovem →