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
Ancestry of “virsma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | virsa | top; surface |
| 2 | Romanian | vârșă | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | vrša | fish-trap |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vьrša | fishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers |