Where does “овощия” come from?

овощия (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic овощьꙗ, from Proto-Slavic ovoťe, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- — to increase, to enlarge.

овощия (Bulgarian): fruit trees

Definitions

  1. fruit trees

Ancestry of “овощия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicовощьꙗ—
2Proto-Slavicovoťefruit; vegetable
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovoťe →Every word from Old Church Slavonic овощьꙗ →