Where does “vježba” come from?

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

vježba (Serbo-Croatian): exercise, practice, drill

Definitions

  1. exercise, practice, drill

Ancestry of “vježba”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vježba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →