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Where does “съвѣтъ” come from?

съвѣтъ (Old East Slavic) comes 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.

Ancestry of “съвѣтъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсъвѣтъadvice; counsel
2Proto-Slavicsъvětъ—
3Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “съвѣтъ”

  • совет
  • soviétisation
  • soviet
  • soviétiser
  • soviétologue
  • Liên bang Xô viết
  • Xô viết
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