Where does “svēts” come from?

svēts (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

svēts (Latvian): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “svēts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “svēts”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →