Re: Etymology of "Warsaw"

>Even for me looks more plausible PIE *wer-s 'rain, flood' (cf. Alb.
><vërshoj> 'to ovrflood'), I guess we can't deny the long
>brotherhood between Slavs and Avars, so the name could easy
>be of Avar origin <varosh> 'subburb of the castle', attested
>in many place names (cf. also Vrshac in Banat).
>
>Konushevci

cf. Hungarian város ['va:roS] "city" < vár [va:r] "fortress,
castle" (< PIE *wer ?) & Romanian ora$ [o-'raS] "city".

George