English
sovok
Sovok comes from Russian сово́к ‘scoop, dustpan’, from сова́ть ‘to put’, and ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śauˀ-.
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*śauˀ-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*sovati‘throw, push’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernсовати‘throw’
- Russianmodernсова́ть‘to put’
- Russian, derivedmodernсово́кsovók‘scoop, dustpan’
- Englishtodaysovok
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*śauˀ-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*sovati‘throw, push’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernсовати‘throw’
- Russianmodernсова́ть‘to put’
- Russian, derivedmodernсово́кsovók‘scoop, dustpan’
- Englishtodaysovok
Every English word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śauˀ-
Today it means
noun A person uncritically supporting Soviet values or having a Soviet mentality, a homo sovieticus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *śauˀ- / sovok