B ← A indicates that the word in language B has evolved directly
from a word in language A, or at least a very similar language. For
example, Persian did not evolve directly from Avestan, but the Old
Persian texts lack the more extensive vocabulary of the similar
Avestan language. Alternatively, the word could be borrowed
from another language. English is full of words borrowed from
Old French.
Abbreviations at bottom of page
* = hypothetical, reconstructed
GERMANIC
WEST GERMANIC
English
sheep ← M.Eng. schepe ← O.Eng. sceap ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Scots
sheep ← M.Sc. schepe ← O.Nth. scep ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Frisian
North Frisian
(Island)
Sjip ← O.Fris. skêp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
North Frisian
(Mainland)
schäip ← O.Fris. skêp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
East Frisian
Schäip ← O.Fris. skêp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
West Frisian
skiep ← O.Fris. skêp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Dutch
schaap ← M.Du. schaep, scaep ← O.Du. scâp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Afrikaans
skaap ← Dutch schaap ← M.Du. schaep, scaep ← O.Du. scâp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Plattdeutsch
Schaap ← M.L.G. schâp ← O.Sax. skâp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
East Friesland Platt
Schaap ← M.L.G. schâp ← O.Sax. skâp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Kölsch (Cologne)
Schof ← M.L.G. schâp ← O.Sax. skâp ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Luxemburgish
Schof ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Moselle Platt Lorraine
Schoof ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Rhine Platt Lorraine
Schoof ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
German
Schaf ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Yiddish
scheps ← M.H.G. schopz, schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Alsace German
Schof ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Swiss German
Schoof ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Swabian
Schaf ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Bavarian
Schof ← M.H.G. schâf ← O.H.G. scâf ← Pr.W.Gmc. *skǣp ← Pr.Gmc. *skēpą ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
NORTH GERMANIC
Icelandic
sauður ← O.N. sauðr ← Pr.Gmc. *sauþaz ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Faroese
seyður ← O.N. sauðr ← Pr.Gmc. *sauþaz ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Norwegian (Nynorsk)
sau ← O.N. sauðr ← Pr.Gmc. *sauþaz ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Norwegian
sau, får ← Rec.Dan. Faar ← O.Dan. far ← O.N. fær ← Pr.Gmc. *fahaz ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Danish
får ← Rec.Dan. Faar ← O.Dan. far ← O.N. fær ← Pr.Gmc. *fahaz ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Swedish
får ← O.Sw. far ← O.N. fær ← Pr.Gmc. *fahaz ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
EAST GERMANIC
Gothic (extinct)
lamb ← Pr.Gmc. *lambaz ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
CELTIC
GOIDELIC
Irish
caora ← Rec.Ir. caora ← O.Ir. cáera, ói ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Scottish Gaelic
caora ← O.Ir. cáera, ói ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Manx
keyrrey ← O.Ir. cáera, ói ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
BRITTONIC
Welsh
dafad ← E.Mod.W. davat ← M.W. davat ← Pr.Brit. *damat, *damatos ← Pr.Clt. *damato- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Cornish
davas ← K.K. davas ← Uni.C. davas ← Lt.C. davaz ← M.C. davas ← O.C. davat ← Pr.Brit. *damat, *damatos ← Pr.Clt. *damato- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Breton
dañvad ← Rec.Br. dañvad ← M.Br. davat ← Pr.Brit. *damat, *damatos ← Pr.Clt. *damato- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
GAULISH
Gaulish (extinct)
*multon- ← Pr.Clt. *moltos
ROMANCE
WEST ROMANCE
Walloon
moton ← O.Fr. mouton ( ← Gaulish *multon-), oue ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Picard
berbi ← O.Fr. mouton, oue ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Guernsey French
berbis ← O.N.F. berbiz ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Jersey French
mouton ← O.N.F. berbiz ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Gallo
mouton ← O.Fr. mouton ( ← Gaulish *multon-), oue ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
French
mouton ← O.Fr. mouton ( ← Gaulish *multon-), oue ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Haitian Creole
mouton ← French mouton ← O.Fr. mouton ( ← Gaulish *multon-), oue ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Auvergnat
mouton ← O.Pr. molton ( ← Gaulish *multon-) ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Gascon
moton ← O.Pr. molton ( ← Gaulish *multon-) ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Aranese
oelha ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Aragonese
ovella ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Asturian
oveya ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Galician
ovella ← O.Gal./Port. ovella ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Portuguese
ovelha ← O.Gal./Port. ovella ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Spanish
oveja ← O.Sp. ovega ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Valencian
ovella ← O.Cat. oveylla ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Catalan
ovella ← O.Cat. oveylla ← Lat. oviculam, ovicula; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Occitan
moton ← O.Pr. molton ( ← Gaulish *multon-) ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Provençal
móutoun ← O.Pr. molton ( ← Gaulish *multon-) ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Francoprovençal
feya ← Lat. fetam, feta; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Romansch
nursa ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Sursilvan Romansch
nuorsa ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Sutsilvan Romansch
nursa ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Surmiran Romansch
nursa ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Upper Engadine Romansch
bês-ch ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Lower Engadine Romansch
besch ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Ladin
biescia ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Friulan
piore ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Monégasque
mutun ( ← Gaulish *multon-) ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Ligurian
pëgoa ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Piedmontese
fèja ← Lat. fetam, feta; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Lombard
pégora ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Emilian
pîgra ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Venetian
piègora ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
ITALO-ROMANCE
Italian
pecora ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Corsican
pecura ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Neapolitan
pécura ← Lat. pecora; ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Sicilian
crastu ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
BALKAN ROMANCE
Romanian
oaie ← Lat. ovem, ovis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
SOUTHERN ROMANCE
Sardinian
. . . .
GREEK
Greek
próvato ← Anc.Gk. ois, owis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
ANATOLIAN
Hittite (extinct)
*hawis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
ARMENIAN
Western Armenian
vočkhar ← O.Arm. oč‘xar
Eastern Armenian
vočkhar ← O.Arm. oč‘xar
ALBANIAN
Albanian
dele ← Pr.Alb. *dailjā ← Lt.I.E. *dhēl- ← Pr.I.E. dheh1l-
IRANIAN
Persian
gûsfand ← Av. anumaya-
Kurdish
pez ← Av. anumaya-
INDIC
NORTHERN INDIC
Nepali
bhēdā ← Pa. meṇḍa ← Skt. avi- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
WESTERN INDIC
Marathi
meṅḍhī ← Pa. meṇḍa ← Skt. avi- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
CENTRAL INDIC
Hindi
bheṛ ← Pa. meṇḍa ← Skt. avi- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Urdu
bheṛ ← Pa. meṇḍa ← Skt. avi- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
EASTERN INDIC
Bengali
bhēṛā ← Pa. meṇḍa ← Skt. avi- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
SOUTHERN INDIC
Sinhalese
baṭaḷuwan ← Pa. meṇḍa ← Skt. avi- ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
SLAVIC
WEST SLAVIC
Kashubian
òwca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Polish
owca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Lower Sorbian
wójca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Upper Sorbian
wowca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Czech
ovce ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Slovak
ovca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
SOUTH SLAVIC
Slovene
ovca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Croatian
ovca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Bosnian
ovca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Serbian
ovca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Macedonian
ovca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Bulgarian
ovca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
EAST SLAVIC
Russian
avca ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Belarusian
avječka ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Ukrainian
vivcja ← O.C.S. ovĭca ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
BALTIC
Lithuanian
avis ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
Latvian
aita, avs ← Lt.I.E. *owis ← Pr.I.E. *h3ewis
FINNO-UGRIAN
Estonian
lammas ← Pr.Fi. *lambas ( ← Pr.Gmc. *lambaz)
Finnish
lammas ← Pr.Fi. *lambas ( ← Pr.Gmc. *lambaz)
Sami
sávza
Erzya
reve
Komi (Zyrian)
mež
Mansi (Vogul)
. . . .
Hungarian
juh
BASQUE
Basque
ardi
SEMITIC
Arabic
ḥarûf
Hebrew
tson ← O.T.H. ṣōn
Aramaic
‘erwa ← N.T.A. neqyā’
Babylonian (extinct)
aslu
TURKIC
Turkish
koyun