Where does “Средновековие” come from?

Средновековие (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian век, from Old Church Slavonic вѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic věkъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Средновековие (Bulgarian): Middle Ages (time period)

Definitions

  1. Middle Ages (time period)

Ancestry of “Средновековие”, step by step

Средновековие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian век

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвекcentury; age, epoch, era
2Old Church Slavonicвѣкъage
3Proto-Slavicvěkъage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Bulgarian сре́ден

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсре́денmedium, central, middle
2Proto-Slavicserdьnъmiddle, central
3Proto-Slavicserdamiddle; Wednesday
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk-Every word from Proto-Slavic věkъ