Where does “日ソ” come from?

日ソ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ソビエト, from Russian сове́т, from Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic sъvětъ, from Proto-Slavic větъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

日ソ (Japanese): Japan and the Soviet Union

Definitions

  1. Japan and the Soviet Union

Ancestry of “日ソ”, step by step

日ソ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ソビエト

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseソビエトsoviet, Soviet; a form of governing council in...
2Russianсове́тcounsel/council; council, board; soviet; Soviet
3Old Church Slavonicсъвѣтъadvice; counsel
4Proto-Slavicsъvětъadvice, counsel
5Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Japanese 日本

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese日本{{l|en|Japan}}; Japan
2JapaneseSunday
3Old Japanesethe sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
4Proto-Japonic*piday, sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt-