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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

Definitions

  1. iris

Ancestry of “varavīksnene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvaravīksnerainbow
2Latvianvavarīksne—
3Latvianvavarīste—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwar-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwewer-small forest rodent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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