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

Definitions

  1. layer; stratum; coset

Ancestry of “warstwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьrstarow, line, age, kind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “warstwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrsta →