Where does “свѧтити” come from?

свѧтити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic ити, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

свѧтити (Old Church Slavonic): to sanctify

Definitions

  1. to sanctify

Ancestry of “свѧтити”, step by step

свѧтити traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic ити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicитиto go; to walk
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Old Church Slavonic свѧтъ

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

via Proto-Slavic *svętiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*svętitito illuminate, to shine

Words derived from “свѧтити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →