Where does “wěra” come from?

wěra (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

wěra (Upper Sorbian): belief, faith; trust, confidence

Definitions

  1. belief, faith; trust, confidence

Ancestry of “wěra”, step by step

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