Where does “zvirbuliene” come from?
zvirbuliene (Latvian) comes from Latvian Zvirbulis, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
zvirbuliene (Latvian): female sparrow
Ancestry of “zvirbuliene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Zvirbulis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |