Where does “овечий” come from?

овечий (Russian) comes from Russian овца́, from Old East Slavic овьца, from Proto-Slavic ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

овечий (Russian): sheep’s, ovine

Definitions

  1. sheep’s, ovine

Ancestry of “овечий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianовца́sheep
2Old East Slavicовьца—
3Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
4Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →