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Where does “канъдило” come from?

канъдило (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek κανδήλη, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

Ancestry of “канъдило”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκανδήλη—
2Latincandēla—
3Latincandeō—
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “канъдило”

  • кандило
  • кандило
  • kandilo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →