Where does “ovčí” come from?

ovčí (Slovak) comes from Slovak ovca, from Proto-Slavic ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

ovčí (Slovak): sheep, ovine

Definitions

  1. sheep, ovine

Ancestry of “ovčí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakovcasheep mammal, ewe
2Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →
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