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Where does “Ве́ра” come from?

Ве́ра (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣра, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

Ве́ра (Russian): faith

Definitions

  1. faith

Ancestry of “Ве́ра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣра—
2Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “Ве́ра”

  • вероучение
  • верный
  • верить
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