Where does “заова” come from?

заова (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zъly, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂ōws — sister-in-law (husband's sister).

заова (Serbo-Croatian): sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. sister-in-law

Ancestry of “заова”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczъlysister-in-law
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulūˀ—
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵl̥h₂ōwssister-in-law (husband's sister)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂ōws →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulūˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъly →