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Where does “veche” come from?

veche (English) comes from Old East Slavic вѣче, from Proto-Slavic věťe — council, veche.

veche (English): a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries

Definitions

  1. a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries

Ancestry of “veche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣче—
2Proto-Slavicvěťecouncil, veche
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