Where does “врунишка” come from?

врунишка (Russian) comes from Russian врун, from Russian врать, from Proto-Slavic vьrati, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

врунишка (Russian): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “врунишка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianврунliar
2Russianвратьto lie; to make a mistake; to be inaccurate
3Proto-Slavicvьratito shout, to lie; to lament, to groan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrati →Every word from Russian врать →