Where does “верста” come from?
верста (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.
Ancestry of “верста”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | вьрста | age, couple, age-mate, verst {{gloss|measure of... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vьrsta | row, line, age, kind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “верста”