Where does “vareška” come from?

vareška (Slovak) comes from Slovak varecha, from Slovak variť, from Proto-Slavic variti, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “vareška”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvarechawooden spoon
2Slovakvariťto cook
3Proto-Slavicvaritito boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take...
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 variti →