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Where does “вѣра” come from?

вѣра (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

Ancestry of “вѣра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “вѣра”

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