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
Ancestry of “wjapř”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | veprь | boar, wild boar |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weprios | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ep-r- | — |