Where does “вселена” come from?
вселена (Macedonian) comes from Old Church Slavonic въселенаꙗ, from Old Church Slavonic въселенъ, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
вселена (Macedonian): space, outer space; universe
Definitions
- space, outer space; universe
Ancestry of “вселена”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | въселенаꙗ | inhabited world; ecumene, from οἰκουμένη |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | въселенъ | inhabited |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | selo | village |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |