Where does “поверка” come from?

поверка (Russian) comes from Russian пове́рить, from Russian ве́рить, from Proto-Slavic věriti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

поверка (Russian): checking up, check-up, verification

Definitions

  1. checking up, check-up, verification

Ancestry of “поверка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпове́ритьto entrust, to confide, to trust
2Russianве́ритьto believe, to trust
3Proto-Slavicvěritito believe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věriti →
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