Where does “овоще” come from?

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

овоще (Old Church Slavonic): fruit tree, flowering plant

Definitions

  1. fruit tree, flowering plant

Ancestry of “овоще”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovoťefruit; vegetable
2Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovoťe →
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