Where does “ве̑к” come from?

ве̑к (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic věkъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ве̑к (Serbo-Croatian): century 100 years

Definitions

  1. century 100 years

Ancestry of “ве̑к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěkъage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “ве̑к”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věkъ →