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Where does “veseljaković” come from?

veseljaković (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vȅseo, from Proto-Slavic veselъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weselas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wésus, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

veseljaković (Serbo-Croatian): a merry person

Definitions

  1. a merry person

Ancestry of “veseljaković”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvȅseo—
2Proto-Slavicveselъmerry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicweselas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wésusgood, excellent
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →