Where does “ягнятина” come from?
ягнятина (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic agnętina, from Proto-Slavic agnę, from Proto-Slavic agnъ, from Proto-Baltic ōgnas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
ягнятина (Ukrainian): lamb
Ancestry of “ягнятина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | agnętina | lamb |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | agnę | lamb |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | agnъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | ōgnas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |