Where does “по́вар” come from?

по́вар (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic варъ, from Proto-Slavic varъ, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

по́вар (Russian): cook

Definitions

  1. cook

Ancestry of “по́вар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicваръboiled liquid
2Proto-Slavicvarъboiled liquid; lime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “по́вар”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic varъ →
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