Where does “овощной” come from?

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

овощной (Russian): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “овощной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianовощvegetable
2Church Slavonicовощь—
3Proto-Slavicovoťefruit; vegetable
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovoťe →Every word from Church Slavonic овощь →