Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vȇrsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *werˀź-, *wirˀź- (whence Lithuanian vìržis ‎(“heather”), Latvian vir̂zis ‎(“heather”)), from an unknown non-Indo-European source. Cognates include Irish fraoch and Ancient Greek ἐρείκη ‎(ereíkē, “heather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vʐɔs/