Where does “вещь” come from?

вещь (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic вещь, from Proto-Slavic veťь, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “вещь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвещьthing, matter, object; nature, essence; material...
2Proto-Slavicveťьthing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “вещь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic veťь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic вещь →