Where does “навеки” come from?

навеки (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;...

навеки (Russian): forever for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time

Definitions

  1. forever for all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time

Ancestry of “навеки”, 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 →