Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

Where does “вепрь” come from?

вепрь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic veprь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

Ancestry of “вепрь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicveprьboar, wild boar
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweprios—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →