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Where does “bolsevizmus” come from?

bolsevizmus (Hungarian) comes from German Bolschewismus, 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- — to cover; to incline.

bolsevizmus (Hungarian): Bolshevism

Definitions

  1. Bolshevism

Ancestry of “bolsevizmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBolschewismusBolshevism; Soviet communism
2Russianбольшеви́змBolshevism
3Russianбольшинство́majority
4Russianбольшо́й—
5Russianбо́льший—
6Proto-Slavic*boľьjь—
7Proto-Slavicslàvafame; glory; glory, fame
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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