Where does “варе́нье” come from?

варе́нье (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *vařenьje, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

варе́нье (Russian): jam, fruit preserves

Definitions

  1. jam, fruit preserves

Ancestry of “варе́нье”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*vařenьje—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “варе́нье”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *vařenьje →