Where does “совок” come from?
совок (Ukrainian) 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.
совок (Ukrainian): scoop, dustpan
Definitions
- scoop, dustpan
Ancestry of “совок”, step by step
совок traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сово́к
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сово́к | scoop, dustpan |
| 2 | Russian | сове́т | counsel/council; council, board; soviet; Soviet |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | съвѣтъ | advice; counsel |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъvětъ | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | větъ | talk, agreement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyt- | that which winds or bends, branch, switch;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Ukrainian сова́ти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | сова́ти | — |