Where does “oświetlacz” come from?

oświetlacz (Polish) comes from Polish oświetlać, from Polish oświetlić, from Polish światło, from Old Polish światły, from Proto-Slavic světьlъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

oświetlacz (Polish): light fixture, luminaire

Definitions

  1. light fixture, luminaire

Ancestry of “oświetlacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishoświetlaćto illuminate
2Polishoświetlićto illuminate
3Polishświatłolight
4Old Polishświatły—
5Proto-Slavicsvětьlъbright
6Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
7Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas →Every word from Proto-Slavic světъ →