Where does “Verga” come from?

Verga (Italian) comes from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

Verga (Italian): cane, rod

Definitions

  1. cane, rod

Ancestry of “Verga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
2Proto-Italicwizgā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “Verga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →
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