Where does “верить” come from?
верить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic věriti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.
Ancestry of “верить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | věriti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |
Words derived from “верить”