Where does “jure” come from?
jure (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian jȗr, from Proto-Slavic (j)uže, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
jure (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of jȗr
Ancestry of “jure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | jȗr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | (j)uže | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |