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Where does “veťь” come from?

veťь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

veťь (Proto-Slavic): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “veťь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “veťь”

  • вещевой
  • вещь
  • вещество
  • вещь
  • wěc
  • вещь
  • ве̄шшь
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