Where does “Vera” come from?
Vera (Tagalog) comes from English Vera, from Russian ве́ра, from Old East Slavic вѣра, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.
Ancestry of “Vera”, step by step
Vera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Vera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vera | A skin rolling paper for cigarettes |
| 2 | Russian | ве́ра | faith |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | вѣра | faith, belief |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | věra | faith, belief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |
via Spanish vera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vera | side, face; shore, bank; edge, border |
| 2 | Latin | viria | sort of bracelet worn by men |
| 3 | Gaulish | viros | round, crooked |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *weiros | crooked |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁ros | turned, twisted, threaded; threaded, turned,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |