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Where does “*worā” come from?

*worā (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “*worā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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