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

Definitions

  1. lamb; sheep

Ancestry of “агнец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicагньцьlamb
2Proto-Slavicagnьcьlamb
3Proto-Slavicàgnęlamb
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-Slavic àgnę →