Where does “Wewior” come from?

Wewior (Polish) comes from Polish wiewiór, from Polish Wiewiórka, from Proto-Slavic věverъka, 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 “Wewior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwiewiórA male squirrel; gonorrhea; genitive plural of...
2PolishWiewiórkasquirrel
3Proto-Slavicvěverъkasquirrel
4Proto-Slavic*vě̀verь—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris →