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
Ancestry of “вјерити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | вје̏ра | faith |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | věra | faith, belief |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |