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
Ancestry of “povjerovati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | vjerovati | to believe; to trust, to believe; to believe,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | věrovati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | věra | faith, belief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |