English
Soviet
Soviet comes from Russian сове́т ‘advice’, from Proto-Slavic *větъ ‘agreement’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyt-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyt-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*waitasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*větъ‘agreement’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*sъvětъ‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernсъвѣтъsŭvětŭ‘advice’
- Russianmodernсове́тsovét‘advice’
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Soviet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyt-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*waitasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*větъ‘agreement’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*sъvětъ‘advice, counsel’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodernсъвѣтъsŭvětŭ‘advice’
- Russianmodernсове́тsovét‘advice’
- Englishearliest quotation 1974Soviet
Earliest quotation: 1974, 1917, All Power to the Soviets!: “Толчками и скачками дело все же идет к тому,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyt-
Today it means
noun A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyt- / Soviet