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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

  1. topple, fall over, overturn; burst out, emerge;...

Ancestry of “virsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwirt-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥t-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “virsti”

  • pavirsti
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