Where does “вещь” come from?
вещь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic veťь, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
вещь (Old Church Slavonic): thing, matter, object; nature, essence; material...
Definitions
- thing, matter, object; nature, essence; material...
Ancestry of “вещь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | veťь | thing |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “вещь”