Etymograph

English

Ovechkin

Ovechkin comes from Russian Овечкин, from овечка ‘diminutive of овца́ (ovcá): sheep, lamb’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*áwis‘sheep’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ovьca‘sheep’reconstructed
  4. Old East Slavicmodernовьца
  5. Russianmodernовца‘sheep’
  6. Russian, derivedmodernовечка‘diminutive of овца́ (ovcá): sheep, lamb’
  7. Russian, derivedmodernОвечкинOvečkin
  8. EnglishtodayOvechkin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*áwis‘sheep’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ovьca‘sheep’reconstructed
  4. Old East Slavicmodernовьца
  5. Russianmodernовца‘sheep’
  6. Russian, derivedmodernовечка‘diminutive of овца́ (ovcá): sheep, lamb’
  7. Russian, derivedmodernОвечкинOvečkin
  8. EnglishtodayOvechkin

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ‘sheep’

aviation, avian, aviator, ewe, aviary, 10 more

Today it means

name A masculine-form surname from Russian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis / Ovechkin

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