Where does “свѣщило” come from?

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

свѣщило (Old Church Slavonic): lampstand

Definitions

  1. lampstand

Ancestry of “свѣщило”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсвѣщаcandle
2Proto-Slavicsvěťacandle
3Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →