Where does “вавёрка” come from?

вавёрка (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic věverъka, from Proto-Slavic *vě̀verь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

вавёрка (Belarusian): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “вавёрка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěverъkasquirrel
2Proto-Slavic*vě̀verь—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris →