Where does “звѣрь” come from?

звѣрь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic zvěrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

звѣрь (Old Church Slavonic): wild animal

Definitions

  1. wild animal

Ancestry of “звѣрь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczvěrьwild animal, beast
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
3Proto-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 →