Where does “ве́чный” come from?
ве́чный (Russian) 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;...
Ancestry of “ве́чный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | věčьnъ | eternal |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | věkъ | age |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “ве́чный”