Where does “vrch” come from?

vrch (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrxъ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrch (Slovak): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “vrch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьrxъtop
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrxъ →
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