Where does “voverė” come from?

voverė (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

voverė (Lithuanian): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “voverė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “voverė”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris →