Where does “вепрь” come from?

вепрь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вепрь, from Proto-Slavic veprь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

вепрь (Russian): boar

Definitions

  1. boar

Ancestry of “вепрь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвепрьboar
2Proto-Slavicveprьboar, wild boar
3Proto-Balto-Slavicweprios—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios →Every word from Proto-Slavic veprь →
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