Where does “с́евер” come from?

с́евер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic sěverъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀweras, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o-.

с́евер (Serbo-Croatian): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “с́евер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěverъnorth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśḗˀweras
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁wer-o-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀwerasEvery word from Proto-Slavic sěverъ