Where does “Свѧтославъ” come from?

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

Свѧтославъ (Old East Slavic): Svyatoslav

Definitions

  1. Svyatoslav

Ancestry of “Свѧтославъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсвѧтъholy, sacred
2Proto-Slavicsvętъholy, sacred
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwentasholy, sacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “Свѧтославъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas →Every word from Proto-Slavic svętъ →
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