Where does “свѧтилище” come from?

свѧтилище (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic свѧтъ, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

свѧтилище (Old Church Slavonic): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “свѧтилище”, step by step

свѧтилище traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic свѧтъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсвѧтъholy, sacred; blessed
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

via Old Church Slavonic илище

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicилище—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →