Where does “swiãti” come from?

swiãti (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

swiãti (Kashubian): holy

Definitions

  1. holy

Ancestry of “swiãti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →