Where does “деверуша” come from?

деверуша (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian девер, from Proto-Slavic děverь, from Proto-Indo-European dayh₂wḗr — brother-in-law, husband’s brother.

деверуша (Serbo-Croatian): bridesmaid

Definitions

  1. bridesmaid

Ancestry of “деверуша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianдеверbrother-in-law
2Proto-Slavicděverьhusband's brother
3Proto-Indo-Europeandayh₂wḗrbrother-in-law, husband’s brother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dayh₂wḗr →Every word from Proto-Slavic děverь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian девер →
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