Where does “овца́” come from?

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

овца́ (Russian): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “овца́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicовьца—
2Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep

Words derived from “овца́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →
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