Where does “савет” come from?
савет (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old East Slavic съвѣтъ, 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.
савет (Serbo-Croatian): council; advice; counsel
Ancestry of “савет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | съвѣтъ | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | съвѣтъ | advice; counsel |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъvětъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | větъ | talk, agreement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyt- | that which winds or bends, branch, switch;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |