Where does “мыловарня” come from?

мыловарня (Russian) comes from Russian вари́ть, from Proto-Slavic variti, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

мыловарня (Russian): soapworks

Definitions

  1. soapworks

Ancestry of “мыловарня”, step by step

мыловарня traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вари́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвари́тьto boil, to cook; to brew; to boil; to cook
2Proto-Slavicvaritito boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Russian мы́ло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмы́лоsoap
2Proto-Slavicmydlosoap
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic variti →