Where does “wŏrsztwa” come from?

wŏrsztwa (Silesian) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrsta, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wŏrsztwa (Silesian): layer, ply, coat, film, coating

Definitions

  1. layer, ply, coat, film, coating

Ancestry of “wŏrsztwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьrstarow, line, age, kind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrsta →