Where does “telovežba” come from?
telovežba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vežba, from Proto-Slavic věščьba, from Proto-Slavic věščь, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
telovežba (Serbo-Croatian): physical exercise
Ancestry of “telovežba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | vežba | exercise, practice, drill |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | věščьba | prophecy, divination; practice, drill |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | věščь | proficient, skilled; oracular |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | věděti | to know; to foresee |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |