Where does “верба” come from?

верба (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrba, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

верба (Russian): pussy willow

Definitions

  1. pussy willow

Ancestry of “верба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьrbawillow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrba →