Where does “varas” come from?

varas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic vargas, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varas (Finnish): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “varas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvargasthief
2Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “varas”

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