Where does “просвѣтити” come from?
просвѣтити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic про-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
просвѣтити (Old Church Slavonic): to enlighten
Definitions
- to enlighten
Ancestry of “просвѣтити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | про- | through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |