Re: [tied] PIE *Wers-, skr. varsati, lat. versare, rom. varsã ?

petegray wrote:

> I cannot help you with the etymology of Romanian "vars�" ("liquid
> flow, spill") indicated as
> from lat. versare. I can tell you that Latin versare is not from the
> *wer-s root, but a frequentative from verto, and therefore from the
> *wert root. If the Romanian does indeed derive from this, there has
> been a limitation of meaning. The Latin means "to turn over" (e.g. a
> cup of water, or a leaf, or an idea in the mind); Romanian must
> have limited this to turning over a container of liquid. There is
> therefore no need to find a direct link with PIE or with Sanskrit.
>
> Peter

Peter , what does "the need " means here?

Alex