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Where does “oven” come from?

oven (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic ovьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

oven (Slovene): ram

Definitions

  1. ram

Ancestry of “oven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovьnъram
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →