Where does “vāverēns” come from?

vāverēns (Latvian) comes from Latvian vāvere, from Proto-Balto-Slavic war-, from Proto-Indo-European wewer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vāverēns (Latvian): baby squirrel

Definitions

  1. baby squirrel

Ancestry of “vāverēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvāveresquirrel
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwar-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwewer-small forest rodent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wewer- →