Where does “овочевий” come from?

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

овочевий (Ukrainian): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “овочевий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianо́вочvegetable
2Old East Slavicовочь—
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 Old East Slavic овочь →