Where does “теловежба” come from?

теловежба (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian вежба, from Proto-Slavic věščьba, from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

теловежба (Serbo-Croatian): physical exercise

Definitions

  1. physical exercise

Ancestry of “теловежба”, step by step

теловежба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian вежба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвежбаexercise, practice, drill
2Proto-Slavicvěščьbaprophecy, divination; practice, drill
3Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
4Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Serbo-Croatian тело

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтелоbody
2Proto-Slavictělobody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →