Where does “повір'я” come from?

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

повір'я (Ukrainian): folk belief, popular belief, traditional belief

Definitions

  1. folk belief, popular belief, traditional belief

Ancestry of “повір'я”, 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 →