varenyky

Etymology

Comes from Ukrainian варе́ники pl (varényky), singular варе́ник (varényk), along with related terms in other languages, such as Russian варе́ники (varéniki) and, particularly in Mennonite communities, Plautdietsch Wareniki. The Ukrainian term derives from ва́рений (várenyj, “boiled”), from вари́ти (varýty, “to boil, to cook”), from Old East Slavic варити (variti), from Proto-Slavic *variti (“to cook”), plus the masculine ending -ик (-yk). Compare вар (var, “boiling liquid; cooking, boiling”), from Proto-Slavic *varъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn, blacken”).