Where does “ве́тхий” come from?

ве́тхий (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ветъхъ, from Proto-Slavic vetъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

ве́тхий (Russian): old, aged

Definitions

  1. old, aged

Ancestry of “ве́тхий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicветъхъ—
2Proto-Slavicvetъxъold, ancient
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*wétušasold, ancient
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “ве́тхий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas →Every word from Proto-Slavic vetъxъ →