Etymology of the English word soviet
the English word
sovietderived from the Russian word
sovetderived from the Old Russian word
sŭvětŭderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ksunderived from the Russian word
sovyetDate
The earliest known usage of soviet in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
sovietism,
sovietize,
sovietologyUsage
Word found in Modern English