Where does “zvirbulis” come from?

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

zvirbulis (Latvian): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “zvirbulis”, step by step

zvirbulis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European werb-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Proto-Indo-European werp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerp-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →