Where does “skvoucí” come from?

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

skvoucí (Czech): glittering, sparkling

Definitions

  1. glittering, sparkling

Ancestry of “skvoucí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechskvítto glitter, to sparkle
2Old Czechstkvietito glitter, to sparkle
3Proto-Slavic*svьtětito get bright
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*świtḗˀteito shine
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *świtḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti →Every word from Old Czech stkvieti →