Where does “веществен” come from?

веществен (Bulgarian) comes from Russian вещество́, 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.

веществен (Bulgarian): material, corporeal, physical, substantial, tangible

Definitions

  1. material, corporeal, physical, substantial, tangible

Ancestry of “веществен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвещество́substance, material, matter
2Russianвещьthing, object; things, belongings, goods, stuff
3Old East Slavicвещь—
4Old Church Slavonicвещьthing, matter, object; nature, essence; material...
5Proto-Slavicveťьthing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic veťь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic вещь →