Where does “povjerovati” come from?

povjerovati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vjerovati, from Proto-Slavic věrovati, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

povjerovati (Serbo-Croatian): to believe

Definitions

  1. to believe

Ancestry of “povjerovati”, step by step

povjerovati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vjerovati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvjerovatito believe; to trust, to believe; to believe,...
2Proto-Slavicvěrovatito believe
3Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věra →
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