Where does “wjapř” come from?

wjapř (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic veprь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.

wjapř (Upper Sorbian): castrated boar, barrow

Definitions

  1. castrated boar, barrow

Ancestry of “wjapř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicveprьboar, wild boar
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweprios—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weprios →Every word from Proto-Slavic veprь →