Where does “высвечивать” come from?

высвечивать (Russian) comes from Russian вы́светить, from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

высвечивать (Russian): to highlight

Definitions

  1. to highlight

Ancestry of “высвечивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвы́светитьto highlight
2Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
3Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
4Proto-Slavicvy-out
5Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →