Where does “tjelovježba” come from?

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

tjelovježba (Serbo-Croatian): physical exercise

Definitions

  1. physical exercise

Ancestry of “tjelovježba”, step by step

tjelovježba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vježba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvježbaexercise, 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 tijelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantijelobody
2Proto-Slavic*tě̑lobody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →