Where does “овчина” come from?

овчина (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вівця, from Proto-Slavic ovьca, from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis — sheep.

овчина (Ukrainian): dressed sheepskin

Definitions

  1. dressed sheepskin

Ancestry of “овчина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвівцяsheep
2Proto-Slavicovьcasheep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicáwissheep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ówissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ówis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic áwis →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovьca →