съвѣтъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ. Compounded from съ- (sŭ-) + вѣтъ (větŭ, “agreement”)

Noun

съвѣтъ • (sŭvětŭ) m

  1. advice
  2. counsel
    • from Vita Constantini, 1400200-1400210:
      Растиславъ бо моравьскꙑ кнеѕь богомь оустимь съвѣть сътвори съ кнеѕꙑ своими моравлꙗни.
      Rastislavŭ bo moravĭsky knedzĭ bogomĭ ustimĭ sŭvětĭ sŭtvori sŭ knedzy svoimi moravljani.
      For Rastislav, the Prince of Moravia, through God’s admonition, took counsel with his Moravian princes.

Descendants
  • Belarusian: саве́т (savjét)
  • Russian: сове́т (sovét)
  • Ukrainian: сові́т (sovít)
  • → Romanian: sfat
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