Where does “совка” come from?

совка (Russian) comes from Russian сово́к, 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.

совка (Russian): owlet, little owl

Definitions

  1. owlet, little owl

Ancestry of “совка”, step by step

совка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian сово́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсово́кscoop, dustpan
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 Russian сова́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсова́owl
2Proto-Slavicsovaowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →