Where does “Veverka” come from?

Veverka (English) comes from Czech Veverka, from Old Czech [[veverek]], [[veveřicě]], 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.

Ancestry of “Veverka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechVeverkasquirrel
2Old Czech[[veverek]], [[veveřicě]]—
3Proto-Slavicvěverъkasquirrel
4Proto-Slavic*vě̀verь—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-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 →
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