Where does “верес” come from?

верес (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

верес (Ukrainian): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “верес”, step by step

верес traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvȇrsъheather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Proto-Slavic *vȇrsъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*vȇrsъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwerˀź-—

Words derived from “верес”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ →