Where does “агнец” come from?
агнец (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic агньць, from Proto-Slavic agnьcь, from Proto-Slavic àgnę, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
агнец (Russian): lamb; sheep
Ancestry of “агнец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | агньць | lamb |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | agnьcь | lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | àgnę | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |