Where does “Vera” come from?
Vera (Icelandic) comes from Russian ве́ра, from Old East Slavic вѣра, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.
Ancestry of “Vera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ве́ра | faith |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вѣра | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | věra | faith, belief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |