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Where does “тварь” come from?

тварь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic tvarь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)-, from Proto-Indo-European twōrH-.

тварь (Old East Slavic): item, object, creation

Definitions

  1. item, object, creation

Ancestry of “тварь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictvarьcreation, creature
2Proto-Balto-Slavictwōr(ʔ)-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwōrH-—

Words derived from “тварь”

  • тварь
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twōrH- →