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Where does “vьrba” come from?

vьrba (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vьrba (Proto-Slavic): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “vьrba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vьrba”

  • верба
  • wierzba
  • Wierzbowski
  • Wierzbowska
  • wierzbowy
  • vrba
  • врба
  • vrba
  • врба
  • vŕba
  • vrba
  • wjerba
  • wjerba
  • varbă
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