Where does “Veverița” come from?

Veverița (Romanian) comes from Romanian veveriță, from Proto-Slavic věverica, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Veverița (Romanian): squirrel (rodent)

Definitions

  1. squirrel (rodent)

Ancestry of “Veverița”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianveverițăsquirrel
2Proto-Slavicvěvericasquirrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-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-Slavic věverica →