Where does “varavīksne” come from?

varavīksne (Latvian) comes from Latvian vavarīksne, 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.

varavīksne (Latvian): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “varavīksne”, step by step

varavīksne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian vavarīksne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvavarīksne—
2Latvianvavarīste—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwar-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwewer-small forest rodent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latvian vararīste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvararīste—

Words derived from “varavīksne”

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