Where does “овощ” come from?

овощ (Russian) comes from Church Slavonic овощь, from Proto-Slavic ovoťe, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- — to increase, to enlarge.

овощ (Russian): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “овощ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicовощь—
2Proto-Slavicovoťefruit; vegetable
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge

Words derived from “овощ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovoťe →Every word from Church Slavonic овощь →