Where does “zvirbulēns” come from?

zvirbulēns (Latvian) comes from Latvian Zvirbulis, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

zvirbulēns (Latvian): little sparrow; diminutive of zvirbulis; baby or...

Definitions

  1. little sparrow; diminutive of zvirbulis; baby or...

Ancestry of “zvirbulēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianZvirbulissparrow a number of bird species of the order
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Latvian Zvirbulis →