Where does “ђевер” come from?
ђевер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian дје̏вер, from Proto-Slavic děverь, from Proto-Indo-European dayh₂wḗr — brother-in-law, husband’s brother.
ђевер (Serbo-Croatian): brother-in-law
Ancestry of “ђевер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | дје̏вер | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | děverь | husband's brother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dayh₂wḗr | brother-in-law, husband’s brother |