Where does “wreikā” come from?

wreikā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wreikā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wreikā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →
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