Where does “вещество́” come from?

вещество́ (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.

вещество́ (Russian): substance, material, matter

Definitions

  1. substance, material, matter

Ancestry of “вещество́”, step by step

вещество́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вещь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвещьthing, object; things, belongings, goods, stuff
2Old East Slavicвещь—
3Old Church Slavonicвещьthing, matter, object; nature, essence; material...
4Proto-Slavicveťьthing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Bulgarian вещ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianвещthing, object, possession, belonging
2Proto-Slavicvěščьproficient, skilled; oracular
3Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “вещество́”

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