Where does “ве́рный” come from?

ве́рный (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic věrьnъ, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

ве́рный (Russian): faithful, true, correct

Definitions

  1. faithful, true, correct

Ancestry of “ве́рный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěrьnъloyal
2Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “ве́рный”

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