Where does “wieprz” come from?

wieprz (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic veprь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

wieprz (Polish): barrow, hog; a male, usually castrated, pig kept...

Definitions

  1. barrow, hog; a male, usually castrated, pig kept...

Ancestry of “wieprz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicveprьboar, wild boar
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweprios—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—

Words derived from “wieprz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios →Every word from Proto-Slavic veprь →