Where does “Vîrjan” come from?

Vîrjan (Romanian) comes from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

Ancestry of “Vîrjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →