Where does “довічно” come from?
довічно (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian дові́чний, from Ukrainian вік, from Old Church Slavonic вѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic věkъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
довічно (Ukrainian): for life
Definitions
- for life
Ancestry of “довічно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | дові́чний | life, lifetime, lifelong, whole-life, for life |
| 2 | Ukrainian | вік | century |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | вѣкъ | age |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | věkъ | age |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |