Where does “ован” come from?

ован (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

ован (Serbo-Croatian): ram: a male sheep

Definitions

  1. ram: a male sheep

Ancestry of “ован”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьnъram
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьnъ →