Where does “žvėris” come from?
žvėris (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
žvėris (Lithuanian): beast
Ancestry of “žvėris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źwēˀrís | wild animal, beast |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |