Where does “varavīksnene” come from?
varavīksnene (Latvian) comes from Latvian varavīksne, 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.
varavīksnene (Latvian): iris
Ancestry of “varavīksnene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | varavīksne | rainbow |
| 2 | Latvian | vavarīksne | — |
| 3 | Latvian | vavarīste | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | war- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wewer- | small forest rodent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |