Where does “vararīste” come from?

vararīste (Latvian) comes from Latvian vavarīste, 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.

Ancestry of “vararīste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvavarīste
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwar-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwewer-small forest rodent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vararīste

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wewer-