Where does “вірянин” come from?

вірянин (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian віра, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

вірянин (Ukrainian): believer, a religious person

Definitions

  1. believer, a religious person

Ancestry of “вірянин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвіраfaith; belief; creed
2Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →