Where does “овощь” come from?
овощь (Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ovoťe, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks-.
Ancestry of “овощь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ovoťe | fruit; vegetable |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |