Where does “тварь” come from?
тварь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тварь, from Proto-Slavic tvarь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twōr(ʔ)-, from Proto-Indo-European twōrH-.
тварь (Russian): creature, being, animal, beast, monster; someone...
Definitions
- creature, being, animal, beast, monster; someone...
Ancestry of “тварь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | тварь | item, object, creation |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tvarь | creation, creature |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | twōr(ʔ)- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | twōrH- | — |