Where does “vařič” come from?
vařič (Czech) comes from Czech vařit, from Old Czech vařiti, from Proto-Slavic variti, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vařič (Czech): cooker
Ancestry of “vařič”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | vařit | to cook; to brew; to boil |
| 2 | Old Czech | vařiti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | variti | to boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |