Where does “nesfârșit” come from?

nesfârșit (Romanian) comes from Romanian sfârșit, from Romanian sfârși, from Bulgarian свъ́рша, from Bulgarian въ́рша, from Proto-Slavic vьršiti — to top out.

nesfârșit (Romanian): endless

Definitions

  1. endless

Ancestry of “nesfârșit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansfârșitend; ended
2Romaniansfârșito end; to put an end to; to be through with; to...
3Bulgarianсвъ́ршаto finish, to complete (an action)
4Bulgarianвъ́ршаto carry out, to perform, to do (an action, task, etc.)
5Proto-Slavicvьršitito top out
Every word from Proto-Slavic vьršiti →Every word from Bulgarian въ́рша →Every word from Bulgarian свъ́рша →
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