Where does “oinaz” come from?

oinaz (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic oinas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis — sheep.

oinaz (Veps): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “oinaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicoinasram; wether
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawinasram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éwissheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éwis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic awinas →Every word from Proto-Finnic oinas →