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Where does “jagnjec” come from?

jagnjec (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic agnьcь, from Proto-Slavic àgnę, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

jagnjec (Slovene): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “jagnjec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicagnьcьlamb
2Proto-Slavicàgnę—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →