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Where does “versъ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “versъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “versъ”

  • вереск
  • wrzask
  • Wrzesień
  • wrzesień
  • wrześniowy
  • wrzos
  • vrisak
  • врисак
  • верес
  • вересень
  • verskъ
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