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Where does “ѕвер” come from?

ѕвер (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic zvěrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

ѕвер (Macedonian): beast; cool, awesome person

Definitions

  1. beast; cool, awesome person

Ancestry of “ѕвер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczvěrьwild animal, beast
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

Words derived from “ѕвер”

  • ѕверство
  • ѕверче
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