Where does “вещество” come from?
вещество (Russian) comes from Russian вещь, from Old East Slavic вещь, from Old Church Slavonic вещь, from Proto-Slavic veťь, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
Ancestry of “вещество”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | вещь | thing, object; things, belongings, goods, stuff |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вещь | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | вещь | thing, matter, object; nature, essence; material... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | veťь | thing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “вещество”