Where does “освятить” come from?
освятить (Russian) comes from Russian свято́й, from Old East Slavic свѧтъ, from Proto-Slavic svętъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śwentas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.
Ancestry of “освятить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | свято́й | holy |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | свѧтъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | svętъ | holy, sacred |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śwentas | holy, sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwen- | holy, sacred |
Words derived from “освятить”