Where does “vjeverica” come from?
vjeverica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic věverica, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vjeverica (Serbo-Croatian): squirrel
Ancestry of “vjeverica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | věverica | squirrel |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |