Where does “virsta” come from?

virsta (Finnish) comes from Old East Slavic вьрста, from Proto-Slavic vьrsta, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

virsta (Finnish): An old Russian unit of measure, the verst,...

Definitions

  1. An old Russian unit of measure, the verst,...

Ancestry of “virsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвьрстаage, couple, age-mate, verst {{gloss|measure of...
2Proto-Slavicvьrstarow, line, age, kind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “virsta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrsta →