Where does “легковерный” come from?

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

легковерный (Russian): credulous, gullible excessively ready to believe things

Definitions

  1. credulous, gullible excessively ready to believe things

Ancestry of “легковерный”, step by step

легковерный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ве́ра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́раfaith
2Old East Slavicвѣраfaith, belief
3Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

via Russian лёгкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлёгкийlight, lightweight; easy, facile, slight; lucky
2Proto-Slaviclьgъkъlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →