Where does “virsma” come from?

virsma (Latvian) comes from Latvian virsa, from Romanian vârșă, from Serbo-Croatian vrša, from Proto-Slavic vьrša — fishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers.

virsma (Latvian): surface

Definitions

  1. surface

Ancestry of “virsma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvirsatop; surface
2Romanianvârșănet for fishing; bow net; eelpout net
3Serbo-Croatianvršafish-trap
4Proto-Slavicvьršafishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrša →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vrša →Every word from Romanian vârșă →
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