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 Slavicвѣраfaith, belief
2Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “ве́ра”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →