Where does “вјерити” come from?

вјерити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вје̏ра, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

вјерити (Serbo-Croatian): to engage; to betroth

Definitions

  1. to engage; to betroth

Ancestry of “вјерити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвје̏раfaith
2Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →