Where does “pamtivijek” come from?

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

pamtivijek (Serbo-Croatian): antiquity, ancient times

Definitions

  1. antiquity, ancient times

Ancestry of “pamtivijek”, step by step

pamtivijek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vijȇk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvijȇkcentury 100 years
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;...

via Serbo-Croatian pȁmēt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁmētprudence
2Proto-Slavicpamętьmemory
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpōˀ-mintis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk-Every word from Proto-Slavic věkъ