Where does “навек” come from?

навек (Russian) comes from Russian век, from Old Church Slavonic вѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic věkъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

навек (Russian): forever

Definitions

  1. forever

Ancestry of “навек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвекcentury; age; lifetime
2Old Church Slavonicвѣкъage
3Proto-Slavicvěkъage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věkъ →