Where does “վեշ” come from?

վեշ (Armenian) comes from Russian вещь, from Old East Slavic вещь, from Old Church Slavonic вещь, from Proto-Slavic veťь, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

վեշ (Armenian): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “վեշ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвещьthing, object; things, belongings, goods, stuff
2Old East Slavicвещь
3Old Church Slavonicвещьthing, matter, object; nature, essence; material...
4Proto-Slavicveťьthing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Slavic veťьEvery word from Old Church Slavonic вещь