Where does “вѣчьнъ” come from?

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

вѣчьнъ (Old Church Slavonic): eternal; age-old, existing since always;...

Definitions

  1. eternal; age-old, existing since always;...

Ancestry of “вѣчьнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěčьnъeternal
2Proto-Slavicvěkъage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věkъ →