Where does “вьрста” come from?
вьрста (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrsta, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
вьрста (Old East Slavic): age, couple, age-mate, verst {{gloss|measure of...
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- age, couple, age-mate, verst {{gloss|measure of...