Where does “свьтѣти” come from?

свьтѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *svьtěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *świtḗˀtei — to shine.

свьтѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to shine, to lighten

Definitions

  1. to shine, to lighten

Ancestry of “свьтѣти”, 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 →