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

Definitions

  1. brutality, monstrosity

Ancestry of “ѕверство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianѕверbeast; cool, awesome person
2Proto-Slaviczvěrьwild animal, beast
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís →Every word from Proto-Slavic zvěrь →