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Where does “pavirsti” come from?

pavirsti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian virsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wirt-, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥t-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

pavirsti (Lithuanian): tilt, veer to one side; fall down, tumble;...

Definitions

  1. tilt, veer to one side; fall down, tumble;...

Ancestry of “pavirsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvirstitopple, fall over, overturn; burst out, emerge;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwirt-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥t-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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