Where does “*wrais-” come from?
*wrais- (Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “*wrais-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyḱ- | to twist; to bend |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |