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Where does “věčьnъ” come from?

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

věčьnъ (Proto-Slavic): eternal

Definitions

  1. eternal

Ancestry of “věčьnъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěkъage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “věčьnъ”

  • вечный
  • wieczny
  • wieczność
  • večan
  • вјечан
  • вечан
  • vječan
  • věčný
  • věčnost
  • вечен
  • večen
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