Where does “virsis” come from?

virsis (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic wirš-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

virsis (Latvian): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “virsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticwirš-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ- →