Where does “о́воч” come from?

о́воч (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic овочь, from Proto-Slavic ovoťe, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- — to increase, to enlarge.

о́воч (Ukrainian): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “о́воч”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicовочь—
2Proto-Slavicovoťefruit; vegetable
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂weks-to increase, to enlarge

Words derived from “о́воч”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ovoťe →Every word from Old East Slavic овочь →
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