Where does “свѣтꙑчь” come from?

свѣтꙑчь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

свѣтꙑчь (Old East Slavic): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “свѣтꙑчь”, step by step

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