Where does “свѧтьба” come from?

свѧтьба (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic свѧтити, 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.

свѧтьба (Old Church Slavonic): consecration, sanctification

Definitions

  1. consecration, sanctification

Ancestry of “свѧтьба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсвѧтитиto sanctify
2Old Church Slavonicитиto go; to walk
3Proto-Slavicjьtito go
4Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →
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