Where does “Vera” come from?

Vera (Latvian) 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́раfaith
2Old East Slavicвѣраfaith, belief
3Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →