Where does “savjetnik” come from?

savjetnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian savjet, from Proto-Slavic sъvětъ, from Proto-Slavic větъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

savjetnik (Serbo-Croatian): counselor

Definitions

  1. counselor

Ancestry of “savjetnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansavjetcouncil; advice; counsel
2Proto-Slavicsъvětъadvice, counsel
3Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →
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