Where does “увечный” come from?

увечный (Russian) comes from Russian уве́чить, 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;...

увечный (Russian): crippled, lame, maimed, mutilated

Definitions

  1. crippled, lame, maimed, mutilated

Ancestry of “увечный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуве́читьto maim, to mutilate
2Russianвекcentury; age; lifetime
3Old Church Slavonicвѣкъage
4Proto-Slavicvěkъage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
6Proto-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 →