Where does “увечер” come from?

увечер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian у, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

увечер (Serbo-Croatian): in the evening

Definitions

  1. in the evening

Ancestry of “увечер”, step by step

увечер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian у

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian вечер

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвечерevening
2Proto-Slavicvečerъevening
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwékerasevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷsperos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →