Where does “ѕверство” come from?
ѕверство (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian ѕвер, from Proto-Slavic zvěrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
ѕверство (Macedonian): brutality, monstrosity
Ancestry of “ѕверство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | ѕвер | beast; cool, awesome person |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zvěrь | wild animal, beast |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źwēˀrís | wild animal, beast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |