Where does “ночесветка” come from?

ночесветка (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.

ночесветка (Russian): Noctiluca scintillans

Definitions

  1. Noctiluca scintillans

Ancestry of “ночесветка”, step by step

ночесветка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian свет

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсветlight; day; radiance
2Old East Slavicсвѣтъworld; society
3Proto-Slavicsvětъlight; world
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśwaitas
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

via Russian [[ночь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[ночь

via Russian ноч(ь)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianноч(ь)]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwaitasEvery word from Proto-Slavic světъ