Where does “jagnje” come from?
jagnje (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic (j)agnę, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
jagnje (Slovene): lamb
Ancestry of “jagnje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | (j)agnę | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |