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Where does “jagnjetina” come from?

jagnjetina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic agnętina, from Proto-Slavic agnę, from Proto-Slavic agnъ, from Proto-Baltic ōgnas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

jagnjetina (Serbo-Croatian): lamb; flesh of sheep as food

Definitions

  1. lamb; flesh of sheep as food

Ancestry of “jagnjetina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicagnętinalamb
2Proto-Slavicagnęlamb
3Proto-Slavicagnъ—
4Proto-Balticōgnas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
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