Where does “vavarīste” come from?

vavarīste (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.

Ancestry of “vavarīste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vavarīste

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