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Where does “věkъ” come from?

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

věkъ (Proto-Slavic): age

Definitions

  1. age

Ancestry of “věkъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “věkъ”

  • век
  • вечный
  • многовековой
  • увечить
  • вековой
  • в.
  • долговечный
  • wieczny
  • wieczność
  • wiek
  • długowieczny
  • odveka
  • odvijeka
  • vječan
  • vek
  • вјечан
  • вечан
  • večan
  • vijek
  • век
  • вијек
  • век
  • věčný
  • věčnost
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