Where does “zvarranik” come from?

zvarranik (Albanian) comes from Albanian zvarrë, from Albanian varrë, from Proto-Albanian uar(e)nā, from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)- — to cut , tear.

zvarranik (Albanian): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “zvarranik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzvarrëdragged on the ground
2Albanianvarrëwound, tearing
3Proto-Albanianuar(e)nā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer(H)-to cut , tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)- →Every word from Proto-Albanian uar(e)nā →Every word from Albanian varrë →