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Where does “вјечан” come from?

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

вјечан (Serbo-Croatian): eternal, perpetual; everlasting

Definitions

  1. eternal, perpetual; everlasting

Ancestry of “вјечан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěčьnъeternal
2Proto-Slavicvěkъage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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