Where does “vrpčast” come from?
vrpčast (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vr̀pca, from Proto-Slavic vьrvь, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vrpčast (Serbo-Croatian): ribbonlike
Ancestry of “vrpčast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | vr̀pca | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vьrvь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |