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Where does “вьрвь” come from?

вьрвь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “вьрвь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьrvь—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “вьрвь”

  • верёвка
  • pilu'uvkaaq
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