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Where does “verskъ” come from?

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

verskъ (Proto-Slavic): Alternative form of *vȇrsъ; scream, cry

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *vȇrsъ; scream, cry

Ancestry of “verskъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvȇrsъ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verskъ”

  • вереск
  • wrzask
  • vrisak
  • врисак
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