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Where does “вера” come from?

вера (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣра, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

вера (Russian): faith

Definitions

  1. faith

Ancestry of “вера”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣра—
2Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “вера”

  • вероучение
  • верный
  • верить
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