Where does “veveriță” come from?

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

veveriță (Romanian): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “veveriță”, step by step

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

Words derived from “veveriță”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věverica →