English
Sovetsk
Sovetsk comes from Russian Сове́тск, from сове́т ‘advice’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*sъvětъ‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernсъвѣтъ‘advice’
- Russianmodernсове́т‘advice’
- Russian, derivedmodernСове́тскSovétsk
- EnglishtodaySovetsk
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*sъvětъ‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernсъвѣтъ‘advice’
- Russianmodernсове́т‘advice’
- Russian, derivedmodernСове́тскSovétsk
- EnglishtodaySovetsk
The story
Before 1946 it was Tilsit.
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ
Today it means
name A city in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia; formerly, Tilsit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ / Sovetsk