Where does “вѣверица” come from?
вѣверица (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic *vě̀verica, from Proto-Slavic *vě̀verь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “вѣверица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *vě̀verica | squirrel |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *vě̀verь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wēweris | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |