Where does “vāvere” come from?
vāvere (Latvian) comes 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.
vāvere (Latvian): squirrel
Ancestry of “vāvere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | war- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wewer- | small forest rodent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “vāvere”