Where does “свѣча” come from?

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

свѣча (Old East Slavic): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “свѣча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvěťacandle
2Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

Words derived from “свѣча”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →
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