Balkan Slavic (Vranishte). Spiritual kinship terms: word for the meaning: 'someone from the groom's side accompanying the bride to the groom's house': Not borrowed, 1
| сват; девер; svat; dever | |
svat mathmaker(M).NOM.SG | dever brother_in_law(M).NOM.SG |
| matchmaker; brother-in-law (the brother of one's spouse) | |
Type: Naturalistic spoken
Source: Mladenović 2001: 161, 282