Where does “свѣтило” come from?

свѣтило (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic свѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

свѣтило (Old Church Slavonic): lamp

Definitions

  1. lamp

Ancestry of “свѣтило”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсвѣтъlight; world
2Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →
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