Where does “warstwa” come from?
warstwa (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrsta, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
warstwa (Polish): layer; stratum; coset
Ancestry of “warstwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vьrsta | row, line, age, kind |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |