Where does “ветхий” come from?
ветхий (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ветъхъ, from Proto-Slavic vetъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European wēt-.
ветхий (Russian): old, aged
Ancestry of “ветхий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | ветъхъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vetъxъ | old, ancient |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *wétušas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēt- | — |
Words derived from “ветхий”