Where does “skvít” come from?

skvít (Czech) comes from Old Czech stkvieti, from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *świtḗˀtei — to shine.

skvít (Czech): to glitter, to sparkle

Definitions

  1. to glitter, to sparkle

Ancestry of “skvít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechstkvietito glitter, to sparkle
2Proto-Slavic*svьtětito get bright
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*świtḗˀteito shine

Words derived from “skvít”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *świtḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti →Every word from Old Czech stkvieti →