Where does “nevesta” come from?

nevesta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic nevěsta, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

nevesta (Serbo-Croatian): bride

Definitions

  1. bride

Ancestry of “nevesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnevěstabride
2Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “nevesta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →