Where does “bolshevism” come from?
bolshevism (English) comes from Russian большеви́зм, from Russian большинство́, from Russian большо́й, from Russian бо́льший, from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь, from Proto-Slavic slàva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
bolshevism (English): Alternative letter-case form of Bolshevism
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Bolshevism
Ancestry of “bolshevism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | большеви́зм | Bolshevism |
| 2 | Russian | большинство́ | majority |
| 3 | Russian | большо́й | big, large, great |
| 4 | Russian | бо́льший | bigger, greater |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *boľьjь | bigger, greater |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | slàva | fame; glory; glory, fame |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |