Where does “devetero” come from?

devetero (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian dȅvet, from Proto-Slavic devętь, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

devetero (Serbo-Croatian): nine persons of different gender/sex

Definitions

  1. nine persons of different gender/sex

Ancestry of “devetero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandȅvetnine
2Proto-Slavicdevętьnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic devętь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian dȅvet →