Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/wírwis

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This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-.

Noun[edit]

*wírwis f

  1. rope, cord, string

Descendants[edit]

  • Lithuanian: vir̃vė
  • Latgalian: vērve
  • Latvian: vìrve
  • Old Prussian: wirbe
  • Proto-Slavic: *vь̑rvь (see there for further descendants)