Where does “овощь” come from?

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

овощь (Old Church Slavonic): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “овощь”, 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 →