Where does “поварёнок” come from?

поварёнок (Russian) comes from Russian по́вар, 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.

поварёнок (Russian): kitchen boy, cook's helper

Definitions

  1. kitchen boy, cook's helper

Ancestry of “поварёнок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́варcook
2Old East Slavicваръboiled liquid
3Proto-Slavicvarъboiled liquid; lime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic varъ →