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