Where does “svatozář” come from?

svatozář (Czech) comes from Czech svatý, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

svatozář (Czech): halo, nimbus, aureole

Definitions

  1. halo, nimbus, aureole

Ancestry of “svatozář”, step by step

svatozář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech svatý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvatýholy, sacred
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

via Czech zář

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechzářAlternative form of záře
2CzechzáříSeptember
3Old CzechzářujSeptember
4Latin-za—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →