Where does “Unyong Sobyet” come from?
Unyong Sobyet (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog unyon, from Spanish unión, from Late Latin unio, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “Unyong Sobyet”, step by step
Unyong Sobyet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog unyon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | unyon | union; association especially a trade union |
| 2 | Spanish | unión | union; binding, junction; unity, togetherness |
| 3 | Late Latin | unio | oneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,... |
| 4 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Tagalog Sobyet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Sobyet | Soviet |
| 2 | English | Soviet | A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist... |
| 3 | Russian | сове́т | counsel/council; council, board; soviet; Soviet |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | съвѣтъ | advice; counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sъvětъ | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | větъ | talk, agreement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyt- | that which winds or bends, branch, switch;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |