Where does “virsa” come from?
virsa (Latvian) comes from Romanian vârșă, from Serbo-Croatian vrša, from Proto-Slavic vьrša — fishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers.
virsa (Latvian): top; surface
Ancestry of “virsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vârșă | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | vrša | fish-trap |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьrša | fishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers |
Words derived from “virsa”