Where does “овощ” come from?
овощ (Russian) comes from Church Slavonic овощь, from Proto-Slavic ovoťe, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks-.
овощ (Russian): vegetable
Ancestry of “овощ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Church Slavonic | овощь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ovoťe | fruit; vegetable |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |