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Where does “Sovjet” come from?

Sovjet (Swedish) comes 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.

Sovjet (Swedish): a soviet, a council; a citizen of the Soviet...

Definitions

  1. a soviet, a council; a citizen of the Soviet...

Ancestry of “Sovjet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсове́тcounsel/council; council, board; soviet; Soviet
2Old Church Slavonicсъвѣтъadvice; counsel
3Proto-Slavicsъvětъ—
4Proto-Slavicvětъtalk, agreement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
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