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Where does “vjeridba” come from?

vjeridba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vjȅra, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

vjeridba (Serbo-Croatian): betrothal, engagement

Definitions

  1. betrothal, engagement

Ancestry of “vjeridba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvjȅrafaith
2Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →