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Where does “vovere” come from?

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

vovere (Lithuanian): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “vovere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vovere”

  • vovere
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