Where does “virsti” come from?
virsti (Lithuanian) comes 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.
virsti (Lithuanian): topple, fall over, overturn; burst out, emerge;...
Definitions
- topple, fall over, overturn; burst out, emerge;...
Ancestry of “virsti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wirt- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥t- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “virsti”