Where does “شوروی” come from?
شوروی (Persian) comes from Persian شورا, from Ottoman Turkish آرا, from Old Anatolian Turkish آرَا, from Latvian āra — genitive singular form of ārs.
شوروی (Persian): Soviet
Ancestry of “شوروی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | شورا | council |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آرا | — |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | آرَا | — |
| 4 | Latvian | āra | genitive singular form of ārs |