Where does “великосветский” come from?
великосветский (Russian) comes from Russian свет, from Old East Slavic свѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic světъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.
великосветский (Russian): upper class; aristocracy
Definitions
- upper class; aristocracy
Ancestry of “великосветский”, step by step
великосветский traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian свет
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | свет | light; day; radiance |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | свѣтъ | world; society |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | světъ | light; world |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śwaitas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |
via Russian [[великий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | [[великий | — |
via Russian вели́к(ий)]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вели́к(ий)]] | — |