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Where does “верша” come from?

верша (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вьрша, from Proto-Slavic vьrša — fishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers.

верша (Russian): fish-trap; present adverbial imperfective...

Definitions

  1. fish-trap; present adverbial imperfective...

Ancestry of “верша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвьрша—
2Proto-Slavicvьršafishing basket, fishing trap made of osiers
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