Where does “памтивек” come from?
памтивек (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian памтити, from Serbo-Croatian pametiti, from Serbo-Croatian pȁmēt, from Proto-Slavic pamętь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pōˀ-mintis.
памтивек (Serbo-Croatian): antiquity, ancient times
Definitions
- antiquity, ancient times
Ancestry of “памтивек”, step by step
памтивек traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian памтити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | памтити | to remember, memorize (commit to memory) |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pametiti | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pȁmēt | prudence |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pamętь | memory |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pōˀ-mintis | — |
via Serbo-Croatian ве̑к
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ве̑к | century 100 years |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | věkъ | age |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Serbo-Croatian па̏ме̄т
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | па̏ме̄т | prudence |