Where does “Piwowar” come from?
Piwowar (Polish) comes from Polish warzyć, from Proto-Slavic variti, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “Piwowar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | warzyć | to brew, to prepare beer; to obtain salt by... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | variti | to boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |