Where does “сварливый” come from?

сварливый (Russian) comes from Russian свари́ть, from Old East Slavic свари́ти, from Proto-Slavic *svariti, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

сварливый (Russian): peevish, shrewish, grumpy, cantankerous

Definitions

  1. peevish, shrewish, grumpy, cantankerous

Ancestry of “сварливый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсвари́тьto cook, to boil
2Old East Slavicсвари́ти—
3Proto-Slavic*svaritito argue, to brawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *svariti →Every word from Old East Slavic свари́ти →