Where does “свѣтьлъ” come from?
свѣтьлъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic světьlъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.
свѣтьлъ (Old Church Slavonic): bright, light
Ancestry of “свѣтьлъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | světьlъ | bright |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | světъ | light; world |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śwaitas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |
Words derived from “свѣтьлъ”