Where does “ovejita” come from?

ovejita (Spanish) comes from Spanish oveja, from Old Spanish oueja, from Latin ovicula, from Latin ovis, from Proto-Italic owis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

ovejita (Spanish): a small lamb (especially female)

Definitions

  1. a small lamb (especially female)

Ancestry of “ovejita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishovejasheep
2Old Spanishouejasheep, ewe
3LatinoviculaDiminutive of ovis; little sheep; little sheep
4Latinovissheep; dative/ablative plural of ōvum
5Proto-Italicowissheep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Italic owis →Every word from Latin ovis →