Where does “веверица” come from?

веверица (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣверица, from Proto-Slavic *vě̀verica, from Proto-Slavic *vě̀verь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

веверица (Russian): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “веверица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣверица—
2Proto-Slavic*vě̀vericasquirrel
3Proto-Slavic*vě̀verь—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris →
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