Where does “swit” come from?

swit (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *świtḗˀtei — to shine.

swit (Kashubian): dawn

Definitions

  1. dawn

Ancestry of “swit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*svьtětito get bright
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*świtḗˀteito shine
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *świtḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti →