Where does “повјеровати” come from?

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

повјеровати (Serbo-Croatian): to believe

Definitions

  1. to believe

Ancestry of “повјеровати”, step by step

повјеровати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian вјеровати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвјероватиto believe; to trust; to believe, hold
2Serbo-Croatianвје̏раfaith
3Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →