Where does “Vîrșescu” come from?

Vîrșescu (Romanian) comes from Latvian virsa, from Romanian vârșă, from Serbo-Croatian vrša, from Proto-Slavic vьrša — fishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers.

Ancestry of “Vîrșescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvirsatop; surface
2Romanianvârșănet for fishing; bow net; eelpout net
3Serbo-Croatianvršafish-trap
4Proto-Slavicvьršafishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьršaEvery word from Serbo-Croatian vršaEvery word from Romanian vârșă