Where does “освѧтити” come from?

освѧтити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic свѧтити, from Old Church Slavonic ити, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

освѧтити (Old Church Slavonic): to sanctify

Definitions

  1. to sanctify

Ancestry of “освѧтити”, step by step

освѧтити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic свѧтити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсвѧтитиto sanctify
2Old Church Slavonicитиto go; to walk
3Proto-Slavicjьtito go
4Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Old Church Slavonic о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicоabout; around; through
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “освѧтити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →
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