Etymology

Verba

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Ukrainian Верба ← Czech Vrba ← Slovak Vrba
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*vьrba“willow”
  2. Slovak · borrowed fromVrba
  3. Czech · borrowed fromVrba
  4. Ukrainian · derived fromверба“willow”
  5. Ukrainian · borrowed fromВерба
  6. English todayVerba

Borrowed from Ukrainian Верба (Verba), from Ukrainian верба (verba, “willow”). In some cases, a respelling of Czech Vrba and Slovak Vrba, from vrba (“willow”). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba (“willow”).

Words from the same roots

CzechVrba all →

Vrba

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