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Where does “vijek” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vijek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvěkъage
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vijek”

  • dovijeka
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