Where does “ovca” come from?

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

ovca (Slovene): sheep mammal, ewe

Definitions

  1. sheep mammal, ewe

Ancestry of “ovca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
2Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
3Proto-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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