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
Ancestry of “Ве́ра”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | вѣра | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | věra | faith, belief |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |
Words derived from “Ве́ра”