Where does “prześwietlać” come from?

prześwietlać (Polish) comes from Polish prześwietlić, 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.

prześwietlać (Polish): to shine light through

Definitions

  1. to shine light through

Ancestry of “prześwietlać”, step by step

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