Where does “ветошь” come from?

ветошь (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ветъшь, from Old Church Slavonic ветъхъ, from Proto-Slavic vetъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas, from Proto-Indo-European wēt- — year.

ветошь (Russian): rag piece of cloth

Definitions

  1. rag piece of cloth

Ancestry of “ветошь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicветъшь—
2Old Church Slavonicветъхъold, withered
3Proto-Slavicvetъxъold, ancient
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*wétušasold, ancient
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wétušas →Every word from Proto-Slavic vetъxъ →