Where does “верста́” come from?

верста́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вьрста, from Proto-Slavic vьrsta, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

верста́ (Russian): verst unit of length equal to 1,066.8 m, used in many expressions

Definitions

  1. verst unit of length equal to 1,066.8 m, used in many expressions

Ancestry of “верста́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвьрстаage, couple, age-mate, verst {{gloss|measure of...
2Proto-Slavicvьrstarow, line, age, kind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “верста́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrsta →
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