Where does “světloléčba” come from?

světloléčba (Czech) comes from Czech léčba, from Czech -ba, from Old Czech -ba, from Proto-Slavic -ьba — Forms action nouns from verbs.

světloléčba (Czech): phototherapy

Definitions

  1. phototherapy

Ancestry of “světloléčba”, step by step

světloléčba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech léčba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechléčbatreatment, therapy
2Czech-baforms feminine nouns usually denoting an action,...
3Old Czech-ba
4Proto-Slavic-ьbaForms action nouns from verbs

via Czech světlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvětlolight
2Proto-Slavic*světьlolight
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьbaEvery word from Czech -baEvery word from Czech léčba