Where does “jedva” come from?

jedva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *edъva — barely, scarcely.

jedva (Serbo-Croatian): barely, hardly, scarcely, only just; only just,...

Definitions

  1. barely, hardly, scarcely, only just; only just,...

Ancestry of “jedva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*edъvabarely, scarcely
Every word from Proto-Slavic *edъva