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
Ancestry of “vāverēns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | vāvere | squirrel |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | war- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wewer- | small forest rodent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |