Where does “звірствувати” come from?

звірствувати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian звірство, from Ukrainian звір, from Proto-Slavic zvěrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

звірствувати (Ukrainian): to commit atrocities

Definitions

  1. to commit atrocities

Ancestry of “звірствувати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзвірствоatrocity extreme cruelty
2Ukrainianзвірbeast wild animal
3Proto-Slaviczvěrьwild animal, beast
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís →Every word from Proto-Slavic zvěrь →